| Otto Conzett | 1802-1808 Circa |
Dutch Army | Unknown | Was said to have fought against the English as a Swiss conscript in the Dutch Army as a French ally. Was said to have been taken prisoner by the English and held for four years in an English prison. Once released, he went back to his home in Schiers, Switzerland to start a family. He died within 5 years of his return from the effects of exposure after an outing in the Alps. |
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| David Conzett | 1861-1864 | U.S. Army | Saddler | Served as 100 day soldier in 1st Iowa Infantry in summer of 1861. Saw battle at Wilson's Creek, Missouri. Released from duty, volunteered with Curtis Horse Regiment, later to become 5th Iowa Cavalry. Saw battle at Ft. Donelson, Nashville, Franklin, Stones River, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta and Lovejoy Station. Killed in action near Newnan, Georgia July 29, 1864 during raid on Confederate train supply routes behind enemy lines prior to Battle of Atlanta. Was buried at battle site by local minister's family. Was re-interred in National Cemetery, Marietta, Georgia. |
| Josiah Conzett | 1861-1865 | U.S. Army | Quartermaster Sergeant (Declined Commission as Lieutenant) | Volunteered with Curtis Horse Regiment, later to become 5th Iowa Cavalry. Saw battle at Ft. Donelson, Nashville, Franklin, Stones River, Lookout Mountain. Was granted Commission at war's end, but declined as acceptance required travel to Washington D.C. and Josiah wished to go home greatly. Was active in Grand Army of the Republic (sort of early VFW) for many years after war's end. |
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| George Healey | 1861-1865 | U.S. Army | Private | Volunteered with Curtis Horse Regiment, later to become 5th Iowa Cavalry with childhood friends Josiah and David Conzett. Saw battle at Ft. Donelson, Nashville, Franklin, Stones River, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta and Lovejoy Station. Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry in action near Newnan, Georgia on July 29, 1864. During raid on Confederate train supply routes behind enemy lines prior to Battle of Atlanta, was fighting his way back to friendly lines after he became dismounted from his horse. His pistol empty from the fight that took his horse from him, he came upon a Confederate picket patrol, catching them unaware. He forced them to disarm with the threat of the unloaded Colt pistol. Another dismounted member of George's Company then came upon the scene, also disarmed. He removed the Confederate soldiers' weapons, and they marched the 5 prisoners back to friendly lines. The CMOH has been awarded 3428 times in it's 135+ year history. George Healey would marry Mary A. Moser, becoming David and Josiah's brother-in-law. |
| Albert L. Conzett |
1898-1899 | U.S. Army | Unknown | Enlisted in 49th Illinois Infantry in March, 1898, mustered out April, 1899 at Havana, Cuba. |
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| Chester Conzett | 1942-1945 | U.S. Marines | Unknown | Killed in action June, 1945 on Okinawa. Chester was credited with saving two fellow soldiers at the expense of his own life. A baseball field was dedicated in his honor on the island, and may exist there to this day. |
| Donald C. Conzett | 1917-1918 1941-1945 |
U.S. Army | Lt. Colonel | Was Chief of Surgery at 217th General Hospital during WWII. Renowned orthopedic surgeon, "Dr. Don" saved many lives and repaired many shattered bodies during that terrible time. |
| Lyle A. Conzett |
1941-1945 | U.S. Army | Sergeant | Enlisted US Army 6 August 1942 at Chicago, Illinois; Trained at San Luis Obispo, California for lineman's school, Ft. Benning, Georgia for demolitions school; final MOS: Demolitions Specialist 533 experienced in compound-c, plastic explosives with beehive, teller-acid caps, Italian shoe mines, spider mines; embarked for Europe 12 May 1944, assigned to 35th Infantry Division, 60th Combat Battalion, Company B as mine sapper; landed Omaha beach June 1944, worked with 134th and 137th Infantry Regiments in Normandy and St. Lo, France, worked heavy mine fields at La Marel, Moselle and Metz; was halted by Lt. Colonel and sent to rear for evaluation of severe battle fatigue after blowing 6 bridges over Seine river, battling at St. Lo, Mortain, Laval, Le Mans, Chateaudun, Orleans, Troyes, Nancy, Sarreguemines and Metz; evaluated by 829th Ordnance Base Depot Company and returned to US for treatment; was awarded European African Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon with 4 Bronze Battle Stars, American Theatre Ribbon, Victory Medal, 2 Overseas Service Bars and Honorable Discharge; was awarded Bronze Star in 1986 for service in France and was rescinded by DOD due to lack of documentation to substantiate participation in key battle; was awarded 65+ percent disability by VA due to shrapnel wounds received while in service for which no Purple Hearts were awarded due to lack of paperwork. |
| Lawrence A. Conzett | 1983-1986 | U.S. Navy | ET3 (SU) | Served as Central Navigation Computer Electronic Technician 3rd Class Petty Officer aboard nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine USS Daniel Boone (SSBN 629). In charge of maintaining computers that kept track of where ship was so that targets programmed into missiles would be more accurate. Received Letter of Commendation at Recruit Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Graduated with distinction: Naval Submarine School, Groton, Connecticut. Attended Naval Guided Missile School and Strategic Weapons Electronics School, Dam Neck, Virginia. |
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