Individual Details
Col. Rolla Clayton Van KIRK
(13 Feb 1894 - 25 May 1957)
Events
| Birth | 13 Feb 1894 | Brunswick, Antelope Co., NE |  | ||
| Military | Ca 1918 | U.S. Army - WWI | | ||
| Election | 1927 - 1931 | State Legislator - NE | | ||
| Degree | 1927 | LLD (Law) - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE | | ||
| Election | 1931 - 1937 | State Senator - NE | | ||
| Military | 1941 - 1945 | U.S. Army 35th Division - WWII | | ||
| Living | 1941 | Ft. Benning, Cusseta, Chattahoochee Co., GA | | ||
| Death | 25 May 1957 | Washington, DC | | ||
| Obituary | Ca 26 May 1957 | undated & unattested | | ||
| Burial | 27 May 1957 | Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE | |  | |
| Marriage | Lenore BURKETT |
Families
| Spouse | Lenore BURKETT (1893 - 1966) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Clay B. Van KIRK (1859 - 1941) |
| Mother | Mabel L. (1879 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Doris Van KIRK (1898 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Maurine Van KIRK (1900 - 1957) |
Notes
Birth
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From obituary. He saw servie in Germany and Italy; awarded the Bronze Star with oak leaf clusters, the Italian War Cross, the Knight Officer of the Crown of Italy, the army commendation ribbon and the French unit citation.Living
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Obituary is included in the Find-A-grave listing.Burial
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1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54293051.