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Ensign George K. Petritz – 1942

September 1, 2016Andrew

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Addresses, Business, General, Military, Schools 1506 East State St., 6' 2" tall, attended Notre Dame university, born in Rockford, current resident of Ottawa IL, dodging mine fields, enlisted April 1940, Ensign George K. Petritz, father associated with Scandrol Construction, Fort Corregidor, graduated from St. Thomas high school, Jap bombs, Manilla Bay, served on battleship Arizona, serving General MacArthur's forces on Bataan Peninsula, son of FRank Petritz, took a course at Northwestern University, United States Navy patrol boat

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