Columbus Wisconsin

Kurth, John Frederick
Army Captain

John Frederick Kurth, age 31, from Columbus, Wisconsin, Multiple County.

Service era: Iraq

Child: John Jr., 5

Parent: Lauretta

School: West Point graduate

Military history: B Co 1St Battalion 18Th Infantry Regiment, Apo Ae 09033 (Schweinfurt, Ge)

Date of death: Saturday, March 13, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Tikrit, Iraq. Killed when his patrol was hit by an improvised explosive device.

Cemetery: Hillside

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Sanderson, Thomas
Army Staff sergeant

Thomas Sanderson, age 24, from Columbia County Columbus, Wisconsin .

Parents: Guy Sanderson
Spouse: Joyce
Children: Robert, 1

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, August 27, 1945
Death details: Killed in Albuquerque, New Mexico when stationed at Kirtland Field. He and another soldiers were “thumbing a ride” when struck by a hit-and run driver.
Cemetery: Hillside

Source: Omaha World Herald (1945), Portage Daily Register (1945)

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