Irving Carl Birkemeyer (1909 - 1945)

Born 16 Nov 1909 in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Mar 1945 at age 35 in Iwo Jima, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

PFC Irving Birkemeyer was Killed in Action during World War II.

Irving Birkemeyer is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Marine Corps 1943-1945
Fought in World War II and died in the Battle of Iwo Jima

Birth

Irving Carl Birkemeyer was born on 16 November 1909 in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States to Charles Fred Birkemeyer (1882-1954) and Emma Knott (1887-1987).

Siblings

1. Cleon Matthew Birkemeyer was born on 12 February 1911 in Pennock, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA. He married Estella Mae Cruff (1915-2008) in 1937. Cleon died on 11 February 1993 in Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, USA.
2. Edna Marie Birkemeyer was born on 25 September 1912 in Pennock, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA. She married Mr. Olsen. Edna died on 29 February 2004 in Elbow Lake, Grant, Minnesota, USA.
3. Florence Lillian Birkemeyer was born on 15 July 1925 in Grant County, Minnesota, USA.
4. Charlotte Ruth Birkemeyer was born on 30 August 1928 in Grant County, Minnesota, USA. She died on 5 June 2009 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.

Military Service

Service Number 905777

He enlisted on 23 November 1943 in the United States Marine Corps. When he was Killed in Action in 1945, he was part of the 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division who participated in the initial landing for the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Marriage

He married Florence Ilma Welk (1912- ) on 13 October 1933 in Yavapai County, Arizona.

Child of the Birkemeyer-Welk Marriage

1. Eleanor Ruth Birkemeyer was born on 26 November 1938 in Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA.

Death and Burial

Private First Class Birkemeyer died on 3 March 1945 at the Battle of Iwo Jima. He was first interred in the Iwo Jima 5th Marine Division Cemetery and on 24 February 1949, he was buried in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii. Plot N, Row 1, Grave 574. Find A Grave: Memorial #107164035

Sources

• 1910 United States Federal Census on 16 April in St. John, Kandiyohi, Minnesota. Page 1B/Lines 56-58. ^[1]

• 1920 United States Federal Census on 5 January in White Bear Lake, Pope, Minnesota. Page 2A/Lines 15-19. ^[2]

• Arizona County Marriage Records for Irving Carl Birkemeyer and Florence Ilma Welk.

• United States Marine Corps Muster Rolls for January 1944. Private Birkemeyer was part of the Ninth Recruit Battalion, Training Regiment, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, California.

• United States Marine Corps Muster Rolls for April 1944. Private First Class Birkemeyer was with the Telephone Company, Signal Battalion, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, California.

• United States Marine Corps Muster Rolls for July 1944. Private First Class Birkemeyer was with Weapons Company, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California.

• United States Marine Corps Muster Rolls for October 1944. Private First Class Birkemeyer was in the Weapons Company, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division. No place was shown.

• United States Marine Corps Muster Rolls for January 1945. Private First Class Birkemeyer was with Weapons Company, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division, FMF, with a Fleet Post Office address. He had shipped out.

• American Battle Monuments Commission. World War I Listing; World War II Listing; Korean War Listing. American Battle Monuments Commission. Gives death date, grave, awards, rank, branch and service id.

• Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland.

• National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator. For Irving. Gives birth, death, and interment dates.

• United States Marine Corps History Division. United States Marine Corps Casualty Databases. United States Marine Corps History Division for Irving, KIA, Unit WPNS Co, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division, FMF.

• Find A Grave Index.

Footnotes

1. ↑ 1910: Birkemeyer, Charley F. 28, b. Minnesota, married 1 year, cigar maker in own shop, head; Emma 22, b. Minnesota, wife; Irvin (sic) 4 month, b. Minnesota, son.
2. ↑ 1920: Birkemeyer, Charly F. 37, b. MN of German parents, farmer, head; Emma 32, b. MN of Dutch parents, wife; Ervin (sic) 10, son; Cleon 8, son; Edna 7, daughter.