Elwood Earl Betz

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Name: Elwood Earl Betz
Location of Birth: Iron River, Michigan
Date of Birth: August 23, 1892
Date of Death: January 26, 1947 (54 years old)
Parents: Leonard Betz and Bertha (Miller) Betz
High School and Class: Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
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Branch: Army
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Date of Discharge: May 14, 1919 (Military Date)
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Military Highlights:
Elwood served in the United States Army during World War I with several months of overseas duty.

Elwood served in Company B 162nd Infantry.

Information in the United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918:
Name: Elwood Earl Betz [Elwood Earl Batz or Betz]
Race: Caucasian
Age: 24
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: August 23, 1892
Birth Place: Iron River, Michigan, USA
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA
Employer: William McVeigh
Occupation: Teamster
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Dark
Eye Color: Brown

Information in the United States, Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939:
Name: Elwood E. Betz
Departure Date: September 23, 1918
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: 614 Winnipeg Avenue
Residence Place: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Mother: Bertha Betz
Ship: President Grant
Rank: Private
Notes: Camp Mac Arthur September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company #13 Infantry

Information in the United States, Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939:
Name: Elwood E. Betz
Departure Date: October 11, 1918
Address: 614 Winnipeg Avenue
Residence Place: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Mother: Bertha Betz
Ship: President Grant
Rank: Private
Notes: Camp Mac Arthur September Automatic Replacement Draft Company #13, Infantry

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World War I

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Civilian Life:
Elwood came to Grand Rapids, Minnesota with his parents when he was a young boy.
He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Elwood is survived by a sister, Mrs. Leonard Schickling; and a brother, Leo Betz.

Elwood passed away following a lingering illness at the Veteran's Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He is buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot I-D-11-1-1)

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