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First Name: George

Last Name: Rentz

Birthplace: Lebanon, PA, US

Gender: Male

Branch: Navy (present)

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Home of Record: Lebanon, PA
Middle Name: Snavely



Date of Birth: 25 July 1882

Date of Death: 01 March 1942

Rank or Rate: Commander

Years Served: 1918-1942
George Snavely Rentz

    
Engagements:
•  World War I (1914 - 1918)
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)
Biography:

George Snavely Rentz
Commander United States Navy

World War I and II Navy chaplain. Awarded the Navy Cross for his acts of heroism during the attack and subsequent sinking of USS Houston on March 1, 1942.
Honoree ID: 158785   Created by: MHOH

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