PFC Galen Dean Grethen
| Birth | : | 17 Feb 1943 Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, USA |
| Death | : | 16 Apr 1966 Vietnam |
| Burial | : | Evergreen Cemetery, Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, USA |
| Coordinate | : | 43.0940018, -94.6791992 |
| Inscription | : | HHC, 2ND BN, 502ND INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV |
| Description | : | The following is an excerpt from the April/May 2018 issue of the AARP magazine. It was told by José Andrés Girón, an award winning artist and graphic designer from Phoenix. "...I got shot nine months into my tour, when we were hit in an ambush on a search-and-destroy mission in Tuy Hòa...I got hit in the leg. I yelled for help. As I lay there bleeding here comes Doc-Galen Grethen-the medic. He seemed very young. He always wore black glasses on his little face, with a flattop, and was kind of uncoordinated. ... Read More |
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Where is PFC Galen Dean Grethen's memorial?
PFC Galen Dean Grethen's memorial is located at: Evergreen Cemetery, Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, USA.
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When did PFC Galen Dean Grethen death?
PFC Galen Dean Grethen death on 16 Apr 1966 in Vietnam
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Where are the coordinates of the PFC Galen Dean Grethen's memorial?
Latitude: 43.0940018
Longitude: -94.6791992
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1. Evergreen Cemetery
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0940018, -94.6791992
2. Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0913200, -94.6790000
3. Vernon Township Cemetery
Vernon Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1840000, -94.6185000
4. Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
Walnut Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1866740, -94.7872050
5. Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
Fairfield Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1265000, -94.5017000
6. Riverside Cemetery
Fern Valley Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0200000, -94.5220000
7. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Rush Lake Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9560000, -94.6980000
8. Highland Cemetery
Highland Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1497002, -94.8578033
9. Silver Lake Cemetery
Silver Lake Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0386009, -94.8597031
10. Calvary Cemetery
Silver Lake Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0386009, -94.8613968
11. North Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
Independence Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1696281, -94.5077438
12. Rush Lake Cemetery
Rush Lake Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9497185, -94.7383270
13. Valley View Cemetery
Walnut Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2428000, -94.7212000
14. Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery
Lost Island Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1980000, -94.8375000
15. Calvary Cemetery
Ruthven, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1314011, -94.8869019
16. Crown Hill Cemetery
Ruthven, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1328011, -94.8878021
17. Lincoln Cemetery
West Bend, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9596842, -94.5602466
18. Ellington Cemetery
Ellington Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9377000, -94.6240400
19. Saint Luke's Lutheran Cemetery
Fairfield Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1545000, -94.4723000
20. Saint Jacobs Cemetery
Graettinger, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2546997, -94.7705994
21. Graettinger City Cemetery
Graettinger, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2550011, -94.7722015
22. Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery
Whittemore, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0827000, -94.4322500
23. Riverside Cemetery
West Bend, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9512000, -94.5120000
24. Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
Whittemore, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0530014, -94.4135971