Benjamin Herman “Ben” Petzold Sr.

Benjamin Herman “Ben” Petzold Sr.

Birth
Death
27 May 1955
Burial
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot
273, 20 R B
Memorial ID
3743016 View Source
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US Navy 1918 - WWI, Benjamin Herman Petzold.

Ben served on the USS Arizona before it was commissioned as a battleship, during WW1. He was part of the crew that performed maneuvers to Quantanimo Bay. He was in the "Black Gang" that shoveled coal on the USS Luella, which was decommissioned and scrapped. He died from mesothelioma, presumed from working in the Navy, and from working with asbestos.

CHILDREN:
1. Benjamin Herman, Jr. (1927-2003)
2. Marqua Jean (1937 - 2012)
3. Nancy Elaine (1940- )
4. James Frederick, Sr. (1943-2015)
~ Ben was my grampa.
US Navy 1918 - WWI, Benjamin Herman Petzold.

Ben served on the USS Arizona before it was commissioned as a battleship, during WW1. He was part of the crew that performed maneuvers to Quantanimo Bay. He was in the "Black Gang" that shoveled coal on the USS Luella, which was decommissioned and scrapped. He died from mesothelioma, presumed from working in the Navy, and from working with asbestos.

CHILDREN:
1. Benjamin Herman, Jr. (1927-2003)
2. Marqua Jean (1937 - 2012)
3. Nancy Elaine (1940- )
4. James Frederick, Sr. (1943-2015)
~ Ben was my grampa.

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  • Maintained by: Sandi Duncan-Douglas
  • Originally Created by: US Veterans Affairs Office
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  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 3743016
  • D. P. Van Rijn f/k/a Jay R. Marsh
  • Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed ), memorial page for Benjamin Herman “Ben” Petzold Sr. (6 Apr 1896–27 May 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3743016, citing Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Sandi Duncan-Douglas (contributor 46784779).