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Kenneth Otto Bilharz

Birth	:	28 Mar 1920 Floyd County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	14 Oct 1944 Germany
Burial	:	Orchard Cemetery, Orchard, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2249985, -92.7838898
Description	:	Pvt. Kenneth Bilharz Killed on Enemy Soil OSAGE, IOWA — Pvt. Kenneth Bilharz was killed in action in Germany after 6 months of service, according to word received here late Sunday afternoon. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bilharz of near Orchard, he was born March 28, 1920, was graduated from Grant school and Floyd high school. He helped his father farm until his entry into service March 30, 1944. He went into foreign service in September and had been in France, Belgium and Germany as a member of the infantry. Surviving are his wife,... Read More	Pvt. Kenneth Bilharz Killed on Enemy Soil OSAGE, IOWA — Pvt. Kenneth Bilharz was killed in action in Germany after 6 months of service, according to word received here late Sunday afternoon. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bilharz of near Orchard, he was born March 28, 1920, was graduated from Grant school and Floyd high school. He helped his father farm until his entry into service March 30, 1944. He went into foreign service in September and had been in France, Belgium and Germany as a member of the infantry. Surviving are his wife, Ruth Love Bilharz, to whom he was married in July 1943, his parents, a sister, Mrs. Mary Soy, and a brother, Franz, Jr., of California. [Mason City Globe Gazette, Monday, October 30, 1944] Credit: DM Scott -------------------- PRIVATE RITES FOR WAR VICTIM Pvt. Kenneth Bilharz Lost Life m Germany OSAGE, IOWA — Mitchell county's first overseas war dead to be returned, Pvt. Kenneth Otto Bilharz, arrived here Saturday from Chicago. Funeral services were to be private, with the Rev. Ross Hartman reading Scripture, and the Rev. H. F. Risse assisting as chaplain, at the Champion Funeral Home. Burial to be in the Orchard cemetery. Kenneth Otto Bilharz, son of Franz J. and Stella (Collier) Bilharz, was born March 28, 1920, on the home Bilharz farm, east of Orchard. He graduated from the Floyd high school in 1937, and prior to his induction into service, assisted his father in farming. On July 23, 1943, he was married to Ruth Love, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Love, Osage. They lived on the Love farm until his entrance into service March 30, 1944. Just prior to his induction he became a member of the Osage Congregational Church. His military training was at Camp Hood, Texas. A little over 5 months from his induction he left the states, in September, landing in Belgium. The following month, he was killed in Germany, on October 14, 1944. The purple heart, sent posthumously, was sent to his wife a short time following his death. No definite details have ever been disclosed concerning his death. Survivors include his wife at the parental John Love home in Osage, his daughter, Marian Ruth, who was born in May, 1945, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Franz Bilharz, Orchard, a brother, Frank, Jr., Los Angeles, Calif., and a sister, Mrs. Leo Soy. [Mason City Globe-Gazette, Saturday, November 29, 1947, Mason City, Iowa] Credit: S. Bell

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Kenneth Otto Bilharz's memorial is located at: Orchard Cemetery, Orchard, Mitchell County, USA.
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Kenneth Otto Bilharz death on 14 Oct 1944 in Germany
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Latitude: 43.2249985
Longitude: -92.7838898

Family Members:

Parent

Franz J. Bilharz

(1862 - 1949)

Stella Katherine Collier Bilharz

(1889 - 1989)

Spouse

Ruth Ellen Love Bilharz

(1925 - 1992)

Siblings

Franz Joseph Bilharz

(1909 - 1983)

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