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Charles W Strittmatter 1937 - 2009

Charles W Strittmatter of Urbandale, Polk County, IA was born on June 17, 1937, and died at age 72 years old on November 23, 2009. Charles Strittmatter was buried at Iowa Veterans Cemetery At Van Meter Section 32A Site 40 34024 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Adel.
Charles W Strittmatter
Urbandale, Polk County, IA 50322
June 17, 1937
November 23, 2009
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  • 06/17
    1937

    Birthday

    June 17, 1937
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: HM2
  • 11/23
    2009

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    November 23, 2009
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    Iowa Veterans Cemetery At Van Meter Section 32A Site 40 34024 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Adel, Ia 50003
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In 1937, in the year that Charles W Strittmatter was born, on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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In 1945, at the age of just 8 years old, Charles was alive when on June 22nd, the Battle of Okinawa ended. A joint Army and Marine campaign, supported by the Navy, the Battle of Okinawa went on for 82 days. The last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was defeated. 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel were killed in the battle on the US side. It is estimated that 110,071 on the Japanese side were killed - the estimate includes Okinawan citizens who were pressed into service and includes children. With the win of Okinawa, the United States gained an important base of operations in the Pacific.
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