Born: 2 Jan 1938 Died: 16 Nov 1993 Service: SGT. U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Battalion Force Recon, Vietnam Burial:Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: section 21 site 1682
Born: 9 Sep 1893 Died: 27 Sep 1965 Service: Pfc Co A 326 INF WW I Book 1 p. 160 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 21, 18
Ahrens, Harold Elias
Born: 10 Mar 1922 Died: 5 Aug 1943 Service: SSGT U.S. Army Air Corps WW II, Missing in Action or Buried at Sea; Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England; World War II Honor Roll Burial:St. Paul Lutheran at Cave Creek Plot: Row 02
Ahrens, Herman C.
Born: 17 Apr 1891 Died: 3 Aug 1978 Service: WW I, Book 1 p. 142 Burial:Trinity Lutheran Plot: N 03 16
The U.S. War Department on Saturday notified Mrs. Harold E. Ahrens, that her husband, a staff sergeant in the U. S. Army Air Corps, has been reported as missing in action over Europe. Staff Sgt. Ahrens was a gunner and radio operator on a 4 motor heavy bomber, presumably a B-17, Flying Fortress. He was at home the early part of July and left Fredericksburg after spending a six day furlough here with wife and parents on July 6th. The message on Saturday stated that he was reported missing as of August 5th, less than a month after he had visited here.
St. Sgt. Ahrens, age 21 is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ahrens of Cave Creek Community. He was married to Miss Viola Sagebiel of the Crabapple Community, May 31st, this year near his Army Air Base at Rapid City, S. D.
The young man attended the Rheingold School and up until the time he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces in August, 1942, he assisted his father on their farm in the Cave Creek community. He received his training in Panama City Florida; Chicago Ill.; Salt Lake City Utah; Blythe California; and Grand Island, Nebraska army air bases. The last letter received from him was dated July 30th.
The War Department believed that he perished along with other crew members in the crash of a plane into the ocean near the coast of England. The fatal accident is determined by eye-witness accounts as related by members of an English Patrol Launch who saw a plane crash into the sea within a few miles of the English coast, the plane evidently having been the one on which Staff Sgt. Ahrens is reported to have been an occupant and which was on its way from America to England.
Ahrens, Hilmar Felix
Born: 12 Nov 1909 Died: 4 Apr 1962 Service: Army Tx HQ 532 Fld Arty BN Cpl WW II Burial:Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery Plot: Row 5
Ahrens, Max
Born: 31 Dec 1894 Died: 3 Oct 1918 Service: PFC U.S. Army; 9th. Infantry Regiment, 2nd. Division; World War I Honor Roll; KIA Burial:Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery Plot: Plot H Row 27 Grave 23
Ahrens, Maxie, Sr.
Born: 8 Nov 1922 Died: 11 Nov 1977 Service: S/Sgt U.S. Army WW II, served 1 Feb 1943 - 8 Jan 1946, Book 2 p. 291 Burial:St. Mary's Cemetery Mausoleum Plot: B1 003A
In India
Cpl Maxie Ahrens, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Ahrens, communicated with his parents recently, that he arrived in India. His service began in January 1943 and was stationed in Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; Frisco, Calif.; Tacoma, Washington and March Field, Calif. before his departure to India. Maxie has the Army Good Conduct and Sharpshooter medals.
He was an administrative non-commissioned officer serving in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater in the China-Burma-India Theater with Headquarters and Service Company, 1876th Engineer Aviation Battalion. He supervised and coordinated the work of clerk-typists prior to promotion as clerk-typist. He served in the battles of Central Burma, India, Burma and was recipient of citations -- EAME Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, and WWII Victory Medal. He was released from service as Staff Sergeant on January 8, 1946.
Ahrens, Milton Richard
Born: 4 Mar 1927 Died: 9 May 1998 Service: U.S. Army, Book 3 p. 241 Burial:Harper City Cemetery
Ahrens, Ruben William
Born: 22 Aug 1916 Died: 26 Jan 1988 Service: U.S. Army WW II, Book 1 p. 370 Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 032 NWQ
Ahrlett, William George "Bill"
Born: 26 Jan 1928 Died: 1 Jan 1999 Service: PFC U.S. Army Korea Burial:Grapetown Cemetery
Born: 29 Apr 1917 Died: 8 Oct 1991 Service: U.S. Air Force WW II Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 102 NEQ
Alberthal, Alfred Louis
Born: 28 Jul 1891 Died: 15 Jan 1962 Service: WW I Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 13, 01
Sgt. Oscar C. Albert was inducted on January 13, 1943. He has served in Sheppard Field, Texas; Glendale, California; Salt Lake City, Utah; Wendover Field, Utah and Genova, Nebraska, from where he was sent overseas in November 1943. He is now serving in the U.S. Air Forces in Italy as a member of ground crew and as an aviation metalsmith on the large Liberator bombers. He married Clara Oehler on May 21, 1941. He is the son in law of Mr. and Mrs. Theo Oehler of Harper, Texas.
Alberthal, Alvin Henry
Born: 12 Jan 1890 Died: 24 Jan 1986 Service: WW I Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 18, 21
Alberthal, Andrew A.
Born: 15 Oct 1933 Died: 27 Dec 2009 Service: U.S. Navy Burial:Not stated / Unknown
Alberthal, Emil John
Born: 19 Jul 1896 Died: 5 Dec 1950 Service: Pvt 304 Repair Unit MTC U.S. Army WW I, Book 1 p. 260 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: G, 24, 31
Alberthal, Erwin Adolf Otfried
Born: 15 Jul 1923 Died: 25 Nov 1990 Service: Staff Sergeant U.S. Army WW II, served 25 Jan 1943 - 28 Feb 1946; Book 2 p. 288 Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 007 023
Alberthal, Harry Herman
Born: 12 May 1893 Died: 8 Sep 1955 Service: Cpl Co H 9 INF WW I, Book 1 p. 143 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 07, 25
Alberthal, Leroy Wesley
Born: 3 Dec 1918 Died: 10 Mar 2005 Service: U.S. Army WW II Burial:Greenwood Cemetery
In England
Pvt. Erwin A. Alberthal, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Alberthal, who has arrived safely in England with U.S. Army forces. Inducted on February 1, 1943, he is with the Military Police and has served at Ft. Custer, Mich., and Kentucky in the states. He was home on a furlough in October.
Alberthal was stationed in Northern France with the 440th Military Prisoner of War Processing Company as an interpreter.
He was the recipient of the European Theatre Campaign Medal with two Bronze Stars, the Good Conduct Medal, the Victory Medal and four overseas bars.
Alberthal, Otto Wilhelm
Born: 5 Jul 1890 Died: 30 May 1964 Service: Pfc Quartermaster Corps WW I, Book 1 p.140 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 20, 22
Alberthal, Peter
Born: 10 Aug 1830 Died: 25 Oct 1919 Service: CSA Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: A, 11, 07
Alexander, Burress
Born: 28 Dec 1892 Died: 9 Dec 1951 Service: U.S. Army WW I, Book 1 p. 241 (Army records has his name as James Burress) Burial:Eckert Community Cemetery Plot: Row 14
Alexander, James C.
Born: 22 Sep 1890 Died: 22 Oct 1921 Service: Discharged 1919 Book 1 page 28 Burial:Eckert Community Cemetery Plot: Row 13
Alexander, Ross Lee
Born: 28 May 1932 Died: 2 Jun 1966 Service: U.S. Army Korea Burial:Eckert Community Cemetery Plot: Row 12
Alford, Chester G.
Born: 21 Jan 1920 Died: 4 Aug 2006 Service: U.S. Air Force WW II Burial:Eastland City Cemetery
Allen, Arthur Charles, Jr.
Born: 25 Apr 1931 Died: 2 Jul 2010 Service: SSGT U.S. Air Force 16 Oct 1951 - 15 Oct 1955 Korea Burial:Harper City Cemetery
Allen, Clarence Reed
Born: 15 Oct 1899 Died: 3 Apr 1997 Service: U.S. Navy WW II 1942-1944 Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 1 000 046
Born: 2 Dec 1925 Died: 24 Jul 2008 Service: U.S. Air Force WW II Burial:St. Barnabas Columbarium
Althaus, Dayton William
Born: 23 Jan 1917 Died: 5 Mar 1997 Service: Cpl U.S. Army WW II Burial:St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Plot: K 01 004c
Althaus, Eugene Kermit, Jr.
Born: 16 Aug 1915 Died: 1 May 1973 Service: Military Policeman Burial:Glen Rest Cemetery
Pfc. Dayton Althaus Has Been In Combat 500 Days With 34th. Division
Pfc. Dayton Althaus on April 16th. joined his comrades in the 34th. Infantry Division with the 8th Army in Italy in observing the 500th day in combat for this veteran outfit that reached the half thousandth milestone with a record unequaled by any other U.S. Combat division in this war.
There was no fanfare or jubilant celebration to mark the day, but the men who wear the red bull patch didn't forget about the 500 days in the line.
Death, wounds, sickness, rotation and routine transfers, have left only 20 percent of the "originals". An "original" is a man who landed in North Ireland six overseas strips ago, the first contingent of U.S. fighting men to reach Europe in World War II and Pfc. Althaus is one of these men, since he landed in Ireland 32 months ago.
By the 500th day of combat, the 34th means that it has commanded a sector, with component units committed to action, for a length of time covering that many days. No other division can make that claim. The 3rd and the 45th Infantry Divisions come nearest. Due to the type of fighting in the Pacific, where there are layovers between island invasions, even the veteran troops in that region can't claim first place.
By the reckoning, the 34th, has had more days in the line than the famed 1st. and 3rd. Marine Division both put together, according to figures released by Marine Public Relations in New York.
As to the over-all average of war, last November the 135th regiment of the 34th., as a whole had about 700 left of the original more than 3,000. The 168th. had only 437 left, they lost more than half a regiment at Faid Pass alone. The 133rd, one battalion of which served until Anzio as the "palace guards" for Gen. Eisenhower, headquarters in Algiers, had 1,100 originals.
More than 15,000 replacements a full division in itself have plugged the holes in the division. Today it is an all American division with every state of the union represented, led by Iowa.
During the 500 days in combat the 34th has been awarded many medals, including nine Congressional Medals of Honor, 98 Distinguished Service Crosses, and a whole galaxy of other decorations that indicate the courage and integrity of its men.
Pfc. Althaus, who entered the service in August 1942, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Althaus and the husband of Mrs.Lucille Maurer Althaus.
Althaus, Eugene Theoore, Sr.
Born: 17 Dec 1892 Died: 17 Jul 1974 Service: Military Policeman Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 6 004 040
Althaus, Marlin Clinton
Born: 15 Feb 1925 Died: 25 Dec 1986 Service: Pfc. U.S. Army WW II Burial:Not stated / Unknown
Althaus, Paulie Key
Born: 25 Mar 1938 Died: 11 Jan 1984 Service: U.S. Army Korea, Book 1 p. 234; discharged 1956 Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 006 027
Back in hospital
Pfc. Marlin Clinton Althaus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Althaus, who entered the service on May 28, 1943, and only recently was promoted to Private First Class at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina. He had just recovered from a slight operation on his back when he was returned to the hospital for further medical attention.
Althaus, Rubin Max Henry
Born: 2 Dec 1907 Died: 4 Dec 1942 Service: PVT Coast Arty U.S. Army WW II, Died in a POW Camp Burial:St. Paul Lutheran at Cave Creek Plot: Row 02
Althaus, Willie Ernst
Born: 14 Dec 1896 Died: 4 Jan 1962 Service: WW I Burial:Mission Park North
Anderegg, Dan Lorenz, Jr.
Born: 3 Nov 1922 Died: 7 Mar 2011 Service: Sergeant U.S. Army WW II European Theatre; served 12 May 1943 - 10 Feb 1946 Burial:Greenwood Cemetery
Private Rubin Althaus, age 37, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Althaus of Rheingold community, is reported by the Japanese Government, through the International Red Cross, to have died in a Japanese Prison Camp (Hoten Prisoner of war camp) at Munden Manchukuo (of acute entireties, after being transferred from the Philippine Islands.) Althaus was captured early in the war, shortly after Pearl Harbor, early in 1942, on Corregidor Island, in the Philippines. His last letter home was written shortly before that time. He had not been heard from since but was reported a prisoner of war by the American Red Cross some time last year. (June 1942)
Pvt. Althaus consequently becomes the seventh (or ninth - one paper has seventh and the other paper has ninth) Gillespie County service man to die in this World War II.
Pvt. Althaus was inducted into the U. S. Army on April 3, 1941.
He received his training at Camp Wallace, near Galveston, and at Fort Bliss, near El Paso. At the time he was taken prisoner he was fighting with a New Mexico Artillery unit. He had been sent overseas sometime in the fall of 1941.
Rubin was born at Cave Creek in Gillespie County in 1906, he secured his education in Gold school and was occupied as a stone crusher, for the Llano Mines, until his induction in the Army 1941. He was also confirmed at Cave Creek on April 9, 1922.
Exact date of the hero's death in the Japanese prison camp was not made known in the message received last Saturday from the War Department. However, this fact and other details may be made known in a letter which is to follow. (The letter from the War Department said he died December 4, 1942 it was sent by Robert H. Dumlays, Brigadier General, it made apologies for the delay in the death message.) Althaus had attained the age of 37 years, having been born December 2, 1906.
Surviving Pvt. Althaus are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christian Althaus; one grandmother, Mrs. Henry Herbort; four sisters and two brothers: Staff Sergeant Harvey Althaus who is in the U.S. Army and believed to be on his way "overseas" at this time; Lee Althaus who reside with his parents; Mrs. Gus (Nelda) Wahrmund of Rheingold, Mrs. Milton (Dora Lou) Ottmers, residing with her parents; Mrs. Herman (Lola) Klinksiek of the Grapetown community; and Miss Josephine Althaus, also residing at home. In addition a large host of relatives and friends mourn his patriotic sacrifice.
Dan Anderegg Jr. was a member of the 103rd Infantry's 67th Signal Battalion. He was awarded two Bronze Stars for service in the Central European Theater in the Rhineland. He was also awarded a Bronze Star for service in the Liberation of the Phillipines. A significant war time memory was the last performance ever given by Glenn Miller and his band. Immediately after playing for Anderegg and other patients in a military hospital in England, Miller was lost as he crossed the English Channel to play for more of the troops.
Anderegg, Daniel Lorenz "Dan", Sr.
Born: 3 Dec 1883 Died: 14 Dec 1965 Service: WW I Burial:Anderegg Cemetery
Anderegg, Emil Albert
Born: 20 Aug 1914 Died: 1 Jul 2000 Service: U.S. Army Air Corps 1942-46 Burial:St. Peter Lutheran Church Plot: R 5, p 9
Anderegg, Erwin Archie
Born: 16 Sep 1919 Died: 15 Dec 2008 Service: Lieutenant U.S. Navy Burial:Anderegg Cemetery
Anderegg, John Ulrich Theodor
Born: 16 Jul 1929 Died: 23 Oct 2011 Service: Chief MSGT (ret.) U.S. Air Force; served 30 years Burial:Dietrich Rode
Anderegg, Melvin J.
Born: 31 Oct 1926 Died: 14 Aug 2009 Service: U.S. Army Air Corps; 20 years in military intelligence Burial:Cremated
Anderegg enlisted in the Air Force as a young man and proudly served his country for 30 years. He was stationed in many areas of the world including New Mexico, Greenland, Massachusetts, Spain, Oklahoma, Vietnam Nam, California, and Germany. His last assignment was Idaho's Mtn. Home AFB.
Anderson, James S.
Born: 29 Apr 1923 Died: 1 Mar 2011 Service: TEC 4 U.S. Army; served 11 Feb 1943 to 13 Nov 1945 Burial:Willow City
Born: 19 Sep 1838 Died: 24 May 1900 Service: Co E 31 LA Inf CSA Burial:Hill Crest Cemetery Plot: Row 15
James Anderson served in the U.S. Army 743rd Tank Battalion during WWII from 11 Feb 1943 to 13 Nov 1945. He was awarded the EAME Campaign Medal with 5 Bronze Stars and 1 Bronze Arrowhead, Good Conduct Medal, The Bronze Star, Distinguished Unit Badge, and the WWII Victory Medal. He was in Battles in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe. James attained the rank of TEC 4.
Andexler, George R., Sr.
Born: 4 Feb 1924 Died: 16 Oct 2008 Service: U.S. Army WW II, North Africa, Italy; Purple Heart for injuries received on Anzio Burial:Greenwood Cemetery
Andrews, James Alwyn
Born: 7 Feb 1918 Died: 13 Feb 2003 Service: Major U.S. Air Force WW II Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 3 003 083
Andrews, Robert L. "Andy"
Born: 4 Dec 1937 Died: 22 Jul 2010 Service: Master Sergeant U.S. Army; served 34 years Burial:Sandy Cemetery
Annis, Jerome Carlock
Born: 5 Oct 1899 Died: 3 Jan 1994 Service: U.S. Army Air Force WW II; registered WW I draft 17 Sep 1918 Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 1 003 008
Apelt, August
Born: 27 Jun 1891 Died: 11 May 1967 Service: U.S. Army WW I, Book 1 p. 202 Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 105 NWQ
Apelt, August Emil, Jr.
Born: 6 Oct 1921 Died: 12 Nov 1944 Service: S/Sgt. WW II, KIA on Leyte Island, Phillippines Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 105 SWQ
Commanding Officer Praises Work Of S-SGT. August Apelt Who Fell In Action
Captain Theodore R. Wright, commanding officer of the force in which Staff Sergeant August Apelt, Jr. served at the time of his death in action in the Philippines on November 12, 1944, recently wrote S-Sgt. Apelt's parents, telling of the high esteem in which their son was held.
"In all my experience in the service, " Capt. Wright wrote, "I found that the duty I am performing in writing this letter is the most painful and difficult of all. This is to inform you of the death of your son, August, who died of wounds received in action, on November 12, 1944, as a result of enemy bombing somewhere in the Philippines.
"August, was one of the original members of our squadron and during the past two years with us had acquired a great number of friends and was loved by all of us. He has been in complete charge of our transportation section for sometime and never once shirked the responsibility of his position.
"He worked day and night in all kinds of weather to keep the squadron's transportation rolling and in good order and his efficiency was unsurpassed. He was friendly and courteous at all times and held the highest respect of his superiors. he was ready and willing at all times to toil for the squadron's welfare and we owe much of our success to his efforts.
"It may help you to know that your son has been buried in an American Cemetery with full military honors here in the Philippines. Many of us are serving our country, but August is one of those who rendered the supreme sacrifice for the freedom of that nation - nothing greater could be said of any man."
S-Sgt. Apelt, the son of Rev. and Mrs. August Apelt, Sr. of Beaumont, was born in Gillespie County on October 6, 1921 and his mother is the former Selma Ellebracht of here. Memorial services in Apelt's Honor were held in the Emmanuel Gospel Tabernacle on December 31.
