Gold Star Hall Ceremony
Gold Star Hall Ceremony
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 at 2:30 pm |
| Location: | Great Hall, Memorial Union |
| Cost: | free |
| Contact: | Kathy Svec |
| Phone: | 515-294-2549 |
| Channel: | Student Union Board |
| Categories: | Special events |
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Commemorate the Iowa State servicemen who gave their lives to serve our country. Seven names will be added. The ceremony is open to the public. Honorees this year: WORLD WAR II 1944, September 19 Kenneth Norman Okeson Hometown: Wakefield, NE At Iowa State: Civil Engineering, Fall 1935 to Winter 1939 Military: 1st Lt., Army Air Forces; 81st Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group; navigator, C47 KOREA 1951, October 10 Robert Emory Dummermuth Home town: Elgin, IA At Iowa State: Dairy Plant Operation, 1947 to 48 Military: CPL. Company B, 7th Cavalry Reg., 1st Cavalry Div. 1952, May 22 Charles Emery Collins Hometown: Melbourne, IA At Iowa State: Animal Husbandry, Fall 1949 Military: PFC, 27th Infantry Reg., 25th Infantry Div 1952, June 6 Carl Jacob Claus Hometown: Plymouth, IA At Iowa State: Veterinary Medicine, Fall 1947 Military: Cpl., 8th Cavalry Reg., 1st Cavalry Div., scout dog trainer 1952, October 15 Sidney Jasper Botts Hometown: rural Elliott, IA At Iowa State: Animal Husbandry, 1947-48 Military: Sgt., 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Div. 1953, July 6 William Ward Sharp Hometown: Plover, IA At Iowa State: Agricultural Education, 1951-52 Military: PFC., Company A, 17th Infantry Reg., 7th Infantry Div. VIETNAM 1969, June 13 Michael Keith Lewis Hometown: Lake City, IA At Iowa State: Horticulture, 1964-67 Military: Staff SGT., Company D, 3/60th 9th Infantry Div., Mobile Riverine Force |
