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HERMAN H. KIRKPATRICK
Herman Howard Kirkpatrick
November 6, 1922 - November 28, 2012
Resided in Des Moines, IA

Herman Howard Kirkpatrick, 90, died on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Westover Baptist Church located at 63rd and Hickman Road in Des Moines. Burial will be held at Resthaven Cemetery in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Herman was born on November 6, 1922 in Mount Vernon, Iowa to Kenneth and Dorothy (Sherk) Kirkpatrick. Herman was a WWII Army veteran. When he was attending Clemson College, Herman met Evelyn Todd. After his military service, they married on January 27, 1946. He earned his masters degree in physics at Iowa State University. He taught physics for 38 years at Roosevelt High School, retiring in 1989. Herman had a passion for teaching that continued after retirement, impacting many lives. Herman and Evelyn were charter members of Westover Baptist Church, a church they helped to organize in 1955. He found joy in serving the Lord in church activities.

Herman will be remembered for his faith in God and love for his family. He will be missed by his five children: David Kirkpatrick of Dallas, TX; Lawrence (Carol) Kirkpatrick of Bellevue, NE; Bonnie (Steve) Garman of Auburn, ME; Jean (Tom) Hollis of Clairton, PA; and Janice Kirkpatrick of Clive; eight grandchildren: Sarah (Eric) Ewing with three children, Lily, Isaac, and Nathan; Laura (Aaron) Klassen with four children, Renae, Laryssa, Rosalyn, and Lydia; Aaron Kirkpatrick; Nathanael and Elisabeth Garman; Andrew, Tiffany, and Ashley Hollis; sisters, Joyce (Gene) Mathern of Muscatine and Phyllis (Wayne) Wasta of Decorah. Herman was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Kirkpatrick; parents, Kenneth and Dorothy Kirkpatrick; brother, Keith Kirkpatrick; and sister, Mary Thiele.

The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, November 30, at Iles Funeral Homes-Westover Chapel. Memorial gifts may be given to the Herman Kirkpatrick Scholarship c/o Roosevelt High School, 4419 Center St., Des Moines, IA 50312 or Westover Baptist Church, 2330 62nd St., Des Moines, IA 50322-5002.

Arrangements by Iles Funeral Homes ~ Westover Chapel..

[Des Moines Register, Des Moines IA, 29 Nov 2012]


[courtesy of "Williams/Jacobs"]

Grave marker for Herman and Mary Kirkpatrick in Resthaven Cemetery. West Des Moines (Polk), IA.

Herman enlisted in the Army at Camp Dodge (Herrold county), Iowa on 26 October 1942.

Pvt Kirkpatrick was transferred from Camp Dodge, IA to Company D, 508th PIR on 2 November 1942.  He was subsequently transferred to Hq Hq on 14 November.

On 31 July 43 Pvt Dodge was transferred to Clemson College ASTP* Clemson, SC and did not return to the regiment.

 

Following the war, Hermann submitted this application for the Iowa WWII Veterans Bonus.  It indicates that following the ASTP program he remained an enlisted man in the 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Division and the 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Division and the Transportation Corps, Vancouver Barracks in Vancouver, WA.

[* ASTP, Army Specialized Training Program was instituted to meet wartime demands both for junior officers and soldiers with technical skills.  Since his obituary mentions him attaining a masters degree, he may have fulfilled his undergraduate requirements at Clemson.]

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