SGT Ralph Theodore "Preacher" Wilt
1902 - 1969 (66 years)-
Name Ralph Theodore "Preacher" Wilt Prefix SGT Birth 12 May 1902 Greene County, IA 
Gender Male Death 4 Feb 1969 Dakota, Stephenson, IL - Ralph Theodore Wilt
Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998
Name Ralph Theodore Wilt
Event Type Death
Event Date 04 Feb 1969
Event Place Dakota, Dakota Township, Stephenson, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original) Brelsford, South Dakota
Age 66
Birth Date 12 May 1902
Birthplace Greene, Iowa
Father's Name George Wilt
Mother's Name Martha Trullinger Wilt
Spouse's Name Geraldine Goodness Wilt
Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-199
Burial Storm Lake, Buena Vista, IA - Ralph Theodore ?Preacher? Wilt
BIRTH 12 May 1902
Iowa, USA
DEATH 4 Feb 1969 (aged 66)
Bagley, Guthrie County, Iowa, USA
BURIAL Storm Lake Cemetery
Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa, USA
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970
Name: Ralph Theodore Wilt
Rank: Sarg
Birth Date: 12 May 1902
Service Number: 17070598
Service Branch: Air Force, Army
Enlistment Date: 1 Nov 1942
Discharge Date: 9 Sep 1944
Death Date: 4 Feb 1969
Cemetery: Storm Lake Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Storm Lake, Iowa, USA
Person ID I37568 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 9 Oct 2021
Father George Washington Wilt, b. 28 Dec 1875, IA d. 20 Oct 1949, Jefferson, Greene, IA (Age 73 years) Mother Martha Gertrude "Mattie" Trullinger, b. 3 Jul 1879, Jasper County, IA d. 15 May 1966, Jefferson, Greene, IA (Age 86 years) Family ID F14031 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Irene Randolph, b. 19 Dec 1902, Maryville, Nodaway, MO d. 30 Aug 1945, Jefferson, Greene, IA (Age 42 years) Family ID F17877 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Oct 2021
Family 2 Geraldine Elizabeth Goodness, b. 28 Jun 1921, Alta, Buena Vista, IA d. 29 Mar 1991, Storm Lake, Buena Vista, IA (Age 69 years) Marriage 16 Sep 1947 Mower, MN - Ralph T Wilt
mentioned in the record of Ralph T Wilt and Geraldine E Goodness
Name Ralph T Wilt
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 16 Sep 1947
Event Place Mower, Minnesota, United States
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Geraldine E Goodness
Spouse's Gender Female
Page 262
Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949
Family ID F14034 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Aug 2018
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Event Map 
Birth - 12 May 1902 - Greene County, IA 
Marriage - 16 Sep 1947 - Mower, MN 
Death - 4 Feb 1969 - Dakota, Stephenson, IL 
Burial - - Storm Lake, Buena Vista, IA = Link to Google Earth
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Photos
457th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squardron
Headstones 
Storm Lake Cemetery
Storm Lake, Buena Vista, IA
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Notes - U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Ralph Theodore Wilt
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 39
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 12 May 1902
Birth Place: Greene, Iowa
Residence Place: Jefferson, Greene, Iowa, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Iowa, USA
Employer: Self
Height: 6
Weight: 210
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: George Wilt
Household Members Relationship
Ralph Theodore Wilt Self (Head)
Person: Ralph T Wilt
Level of Education: 1 year of high school
Marital Status: Married
Birth: 1902 Iowa
World War II
Branch: Army
Enlistment Date: 01 Nov 1942
Army Branch: Air Corps
Army Serial Number: 17070598
Enlistment Place: Cp Dodge Herrold Iowa
Enlistment Term: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Source of Army Personnel: Civil Life
Occupation: Skilled mechanics and repairmen, n.e.c.
Race or Ethnicity: White
Source Information: Box Number: 0247
Film Reel Number: 2.104
- U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947