Name:
Alfred Medendorp
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
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United States Army
Date of Death:
1954-09-03
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Rest Lawn Memorial Park Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
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Alfred Medendorp was born on July 18, 1907, in Wisconsin. He was the son of Cornelius Medendorp and Pieternella "Nellie" Barendse Medendorp. He was married to Ruth Keast Saier Medendorp.
Medendorp served in the United States Army as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was killed on the island of Quemoy on September 3, 1954, during a shelling of the island from mainland China.