W.I.A. (Wounded In Action)
Updated 10/09/2023
"Wounded In Action" would include any Auburn-area resident who at some point in their lives was physically seriously injured during their military service as a result of a military conflict. While Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (P.T.S.D.) is now a medically validated and recognized highly serious infliction that can be caused by exposure to military conflict events, for the purpose of this website page, its onset is often too vague to be attributed to a specific date or incident, but P.T.S.D. will be listed if diagnosed. Other than diagnosed cases of P.T.S.D., only physical injuries (wounds) will be listed in this section to include those injuries that eventually resulted in death after a period of time has elapsed.
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ACOG - Auburn Church of God cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA
Blue font - Prisoner Of War (P.O.W.)
Bold font (of name) - Auburn-area affiliation has been confirmed
Italicized surname only - Maiden name
Italicized entire name of veteran - Military service during this war is unlikely or has been disproved.
Mill Street - Auburn Cemetery, Mill Street, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA
Purple font - Wounded In Action (W.I.A.)
Red font - Killed In Action (K.I.A.)
SJC - St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA
SJC-895 - St. John's Church cemetery, Rt. 895, West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, PA
SPC - St. Paul's Church cemetery, Summer Hill Road, South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, PA
* - Asterik after veteran's name indicates "Missing In Action" (M.I.A.)
(NOTE: While "technically" incorrect, this website recognizes any veteran who "died while in service" as being
"Killed In Action" (K.I.A.), especially if they died from illness, while being held captive in an enemy prison,
or as a result of prolonged injuries obtained in battle.)
ACOG - Auburn Church of God cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA
Blue font - Prisoner Of War (P.O.W.)
Bold font (of name) - Auburn-area affiliation has been confirmed
Italicized surname only - Maiden name
Italicized entire name of veteran - Military service during this war is unlikely or has been disproved.
Mill Street - Auburn Cemetery, Mill Street, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA
Purple font - Wounded In Action (W.I.A.)
Red font - Killed In Action (K.I.A.)
SJC - St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA
SJC-895 - St. John's Church cemetery, Rt. 895, West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, PA
SPC - St. Paul's Church cemetery, Summer Hill Road, South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, PA
* - Asterik after veteran's name indicates "Missing In Action" (M.I.A.)
(NOTE: While "technically" incorrect, this website recognizes any veteran who "died while in service" as being
"Killed In Action" (K.I.A.), especially if they died from illness, while being held captive in an enemy prison,
or as a result of prolonged injuries obtained in battle.)
Auburn-area affiliated veterans
who were Wounded In Action (W.I.A.)
who were Wounded In Action (W.I.A.)
CIVIL WAR:
Berger, Abraham (Jr.?) -
Company F; 7th PA Cavalry & Co F; 116th Regiment; served from 10/21/1861 until 08/23/1865; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) and a Prisoner Of War (P.O.W.). Abraham Berger (Jr.?) was born on 02/09/1842 in South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Abraham Berger (Sr.?) and Rebecca Tomlinson Berger. At some point during his military service in the Civil War, Abraham (Jr.?) was Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) but the nature of his injuries is presently unknown. He also was a Prisoner Of War (P.O.W.) but his imprisonment details are currently unavailable. After he discharged from the military, at some point he moved to Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA, and drew a pension of $24. In his later years, he was in the care of, and staying with, a Mrs. Carrie Fair of Auburn. However, based on the undated and non-sourced newspaper article (see attached on the right), Abraham was no longer in full mental capacity in his later years. The newspaper article reads: "DEATH DUE TO STARVATION. Abraham Berger, Aged About 70 Years, Found in an Outhouse. Abraham Berger, aged apparently about 70 years, with a long flowing white beard, was found in an outhouse near the disposal plant in a weak and helpless condition, on Saturday afternoon..." A police offer responding to the call and brought him into Reading, and later the Reading Hose ambulance conveyed him to the Reading Hospital, where unfortunately Abraham passed away despite their best efforts. The real tragedy was "The hospital authorities announce that death was primarily due to starvation". A determination was made that Abraham was "feeble-minded" and "unable to take care of himself". At the hospital, Abraham gave his age as 60 years old. The newspaper account estimated his age at approximately 70 years old...sadly, Abraham was only 56 1/2 years old. Tragically, a veteran who served his country for almost four years in one of its most bitter conflicts, and was Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) while serving as well as having to endure the suffering and usually brutal conditions of being a Prisoner Of War (P.O.W.), met a terrible and avoidable senseless death from starvation while living in Auburn. Abraham died on 07/10/1898 and was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. The individual with whom he was living, Mrs. Carrie Fair, is unidentifiable in Auburn-related research and the website findagrave.com has no listing for an individual by that name, or a derivative of that name, from that era having been interred anywhere in Schuylkill or Berks Counties. |
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Berger, John A. -
Private; Company F; 116th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; began service on 02/19/1864; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) at Cold Harbor (Virginia) on 06/03/1864; died from his injuries on 06/06/1864. Military records indicate that his civilian occupation was that of a farmer and that John was 5'8" with brown eyes. (Note: The website findagrave.com has no conclusive listing for this Civil War veteran having been interred anywhere in the United States). |
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Britton, Elias -
Date of enlistment was 09/17/1861; Company A, 48th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) at the Battle of Bull Run (Virginia) on 08/29/1861 and again at the Battle of Petersburg (Virginia) on 06/17/1864. Having survived both of these battle injuries, Elias was sick in the hospital when he was discharged on 07/17/1865, after having served all four years in battles during the Civil War. Elias was born on 10/01/1832. Military records document Elias as being 5'6" with "dark eyes, dark hair, dark complexion" and his civilian occupation as that of a "miller". He listed his residence as that of "Auburn in Schuylkill County". Elias survived four years of battle during the Civil War, two incidents of being Wounded In Action (W.I.A.), and a sickness that required hospitalization during that conflict, yet unfortunately he died in a freak civilian work-related accident when , as an engineer at the Hope Brush factory in Shoemakersville, Berks County, PA, he was struck in the abdomen by a wooden plank hurled through the air by the action of a circular saw and was fatally injured. He was residing in Reading, Berk County, PA at the time of his death on 05/21/1892 and was interred within the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Egolf, Benjamin F. -
Corporal; Company E; 151st Regiment; served from 10/28/1862 until 07/30/1863. Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) with a gunshot wound to both legs. Benjamin was born on 12/31/1839. He was the husband of Maria Huntzinger Egolf. They had the following children: Bertha V. Egolf, Charles H. Egolf, Elmer O. Egolf and Mary Ann Egolf Dreibelbis. Benjamin died on 08/06/1910 and was interred within the Greenwood Cemetery, Hamburg, Berks County, PA. |
Faust, Abraham -
Corporal; mustered in on 03/05/1864 at Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA; served from 03/05/1864 to 07/11/1864. Listed as having been Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) at the Battle of the Spotsylvania Courthouse (Virginia) on 05/12/1864 and taken as a Prisoner Of War (P.O.W.) on that date; and having died in captivity at General Hospital #21 in Richmond, Virginia on 07/11/1864. Abraham was born on 03/28/1825 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He married Caroline Raush Faust. They had the following children: James Faust, Sarah Faust and William R. Faust. Abraham is believed to have been interred within the Richmond National Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia; however, no photograph of his final resting place is available at this time. |
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Henn, William -
Company K; 48th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) (with presumably a gun shot wound) to his "right breast". (Note: The website findagrave.com has no conclusive listing for this Civil War veteran having been interred anywhere in the United States). |
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Holland, Dennis -
Private; Company H; 2nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; served from 02/25/1864 to 09/06/1865. Listed as Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) with a "gun shot wound". He received a military pension of $6/month for varicose veins/rupture/piles. Dennis was born on 06/21/1843 in Pennsylvania. He was the (illegitimate?) son of David Holland and Mary Shuyett. He was a brother of Henry Holland. Dennis married Lucy A. Airy Holland. The website findagrave.com does not list any known children from this union. His civilian occupations included those of a farmer and a Reverend. Dennis died on 05/14/1911 in Tilden Township, Berks County, Pa. His Death Certificate description was that of a single black male (which is in conflict with his findagrave.com listing as having been married. His wife died nineteen years prior to Dennis so his status should have been that of "Widower" instead of "single"). His Cause Of Death was listed as "Tuberculosis of Lungs". He was interred within the Salem-Berne Methodist Church cemetery, Berks County, PA. |
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Huntzinger, John (F. or T.?) -
Corporal; Company A; 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; & Company B; 20th Massachusetts Volunteers: served from 08/09/1861 or 09/17/1861 until 05/17/1864; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on 05/12/1864 at the Battle of the Spotsylvania Courthouse; died of those injuries (K.I.A.) on either 05/16/1864 or 05/17/1864. John (F. or T.?) Huntzinger was born in 1838 in Pennsylvania. His military record indicates he was 5'10" and had a civilian occupation of a carpenter. His date of death is uncertain due to conflicting records between military records and the website findagrave.com listings. He was interred within the Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. |
Kamp, Solomon -
Private; Jones Independent Company, Pennsylvania Infantry; served from 10/02/1862 to 07/09/1863; and Corporal; Company F; 116th Regiment; Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; served from 02/01/1864 to 07/14/1865. Listed as Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) from gun shot wounds to his right leg and back. Solomon was born in 03/10/1844 in Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Martin Kamp and Mary Schwenk Kamp. He married Lucy Ann Lawrence Kamp. They had the following children: Elizabeth Kamp Young, Emanuel William Kamp and Lillie Kamp Luckenbill. Solomon suffered from rheumatism. Solomon is listed as having suffered from rheumatism and piles. He died on 07/01/1932 in Port Clinton, Schuylkill County, PA, and was interred within the Port Clinton Cemetery, Port Clinton, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Kline, Edward S. -
First Sergeant or Lieutenant (conflicting records); Company F; 116th Regiment; Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; served from 02/19/1864 to 07/14/1865. Listed as Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) at Reams Station (Virginia) and sent to Lincoln Hospital for recovery. Edward was born in 1846. He married at least twice; first to Jennie R. Kline and later to Matilda R. Kline. There does not appear to have been any children from the first union based on research materials consulted. The second union, that of Edward and Matilda, resulted in at least one child: Hattie (Harriet?) Rebbeca Kline Wyckoff. Military records indicate that Edward was 6'0" and that his civilian occupation was that of a teacher. William died in Warren County, New Jersey in 1904 and was interred within the Phillipsburg Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ. |
Klock, William Augustus -
First Sergeant; Company G; Pennsylvania 116th Volunteer Infantry; Lieutenant, Company A, 116th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry; served from either 02/29/1864 or 11/29/1864 until 07/14/1865. William was Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on either 06/06/1864 or 06/16/1864; his brother Sgt. Horace B. Klock also served during the Civil War. William was born in 06/07/1842. He was the son of David K. Klock and Anna Eliza (Elizabeth?) Burke Klock. He was a brother of Charles A. Klock, Emma L. Klock Killinger, Horace B. Klock and Matilda V. Klock Moyer. His military record indicates that he was 5'7" and that his civilian occupation was with the "railroad". William died on 10/23/1878 and was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Koch, Francis D. -
Captain; Company F; 5th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; served from 04/20/1861 until 07/1861; & Company I, 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; served from 08/15/1861-07/17/1865; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) at Fredericksburg, Virginia on 12/13/1862 after having been struck in the shoulder with a mini-ball. Military records indicate that he was 5'10" with blue eyes and brown hair and that his civilian occupation was that of a farmer. During his time in service, Francis kept detailed notes on his actions and location in numerous small diaries and booklets. Those diaries and booklets still exist, having been auctioned on the website E-bay within the past few years. Hopefully, the unidentified purchaser will eventually donate these valuable items to a relevant museum or historical society. Francis is listed as having died in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. (Note: the website findagrave.com does not have a listing for Francis D. Koch as having been interred anywhere in the United States). |
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Kramer, Daniel -
Musician; Company F; 116th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; served from 02/19/1864 until 07/14/1865; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) at the Battle of the Wilderness (Virginia) on 05/05/1864; returned to duty 08/12/1864. Daniel was born in Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on 04/10/1848. He was the son of Benjamin Kramer and Hannah Mengel/Mengle Kramer. He was a brother of Benjamin M. Kramer, Charles M. Kramer, Henry Kramer, Lewis Kramer, Rebecca Kramer Pallman (or Tallman) and William M. Kramer. He married Lydia S. Berger Kramer. They had the following children: Amasa Kramer, Beckie (Rebecca?) Kramer, Eva Kramer, Garfield Kramer, Ida M. Kramer Bennett, Jesse J. Kramer, Mary L. Kramer Fogelman, Susan D. Kramer Doughtry and W. Scott Kramer. Military records indicate that he was 5'5". Daniel died in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania on 10/12/1938 and was interred within in the St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
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Kramer, Francis S. -
Private; Company F; 116th Regiment; Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; served from either 02/01/1862 or 02/19/1864 until 07/14/1865; Wounded in Action(W.I.A.) at the Battle of the Wilderness on 05/05/1864. Francis was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on 04/04/1844. He was the son of Thomas Kramer and Esther R. Schwenk Kramer. He was a brother of Isaac Kramer. Military records indicate that he was 5'10" and had a civilian occupation as that of a farmer and a "wood chopper". Francis died in Cressona, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on 07/18/1932 and was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
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Moyer, Jonathan Y. -
Private; Company G; 116th Pennsylvania Infantry. Enlisted on 02/20/1864. Listed as Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) at Cold Harbor, Virginia on 06/03/1864. Listed as having died at White House, Virginia from complications from the same battle injuries on 08/12/1864. Jonathan is memorialized in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia. |
Quail, Charles Edward Sr. -
First Sergeant; 8th Maryland Volunteer Infantry; and Co. D; Pennsylvania Independent Volunteer Infantry; possibly Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) at the Battle of Laurel Hill (in what is now West Virginia); and definitely Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) at the Battle of the Spotsylvania Courthouse (Virginia). Charles Edward Quail Sr. was born on 10/09/1841. He was the son of German immigrant Conrad Quail and Mary Ports Quail. His father, Conrad, died of a ruptured blood vessel in 1845 while Charles was still a toddler. Charles (Sr.) was a brother of George W. Quail, John H. Quail, Margaret Quail, Susan Quail Little and William U. Quail. Charles Sr. began attending the University of Maryland Medical School. He did not complete his college schooling due to the outbreak of the Civil War. He enlisted in August, 1862. Charles Sr. was a sergeant in Company D of the 8th Maryland Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, a unit renown as the "Maryland Brigade". He saw military action at Antietam, Clarksburg, West Virgina; Bolivar Heights; the Gettysburg Campaign; Maryland Heights; Funkstown (Hagerstown); the Wilderness; Laurel hill; Spotsylvania; Cold Harbor; Petersburg; Weldon Railroad; Poplar Springs Church; Hatcher's Run; the Siege of Petersburg and the Appomattox Court House. Sergeant Quail assumed command of his company at Laurel Hill after all of the officers had been seriously wounded or killed in action. He was wounded in action during the conflict at the Spotsylvania Courthouse. He served in the military with distinction as a medic for the Army of the Potomac. He mustered out of the Army on May 31st, 1865. After his stint in the military, he returned to college in Maryland and graduated in 1867 with a medical degree. (He interned at the Baltimore infirmary for approximately one year). On 06/04/1867, Charles married Emma Catherine Weishampel Quail. Around 1867 or 1868 (reports vary), the Quails relocated to Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania where Dr. Quail began to practice medicine. The Quails established a residence and medical practice at 216 Washington Street in that town. He was a prominent doctor within the community for many years. Charles Sr. and Emma had the following children: Charles Edward Quail (Jr.) who was born on 05/10/1868 and died on 12/22/1872 (this is the original son Charles Edward Quail Jr., whose brother, Charles Edward Quail Jr. (born 05/28/1879) was also named with the identical name since he was born after this Charles Edward Quail Jr. was already deceased); Foster Koehler Quail, who was born in Auburn on 06/23/1869, employed as a physician at the Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company at Ennis, West Virginia, where he contacted typhoid fever, was ill for sixteen days and subsequently died on 12/21/1892 at the relatively young age of twenty-three (preceding his father in death by exactly eighteen years); Emma Lulu Quail Filbert, born 11/18/1873; Florence "Flora" Juanita Quail Lesher, born 03/23/1877 and married Amos Yerkes Lesher on 04/09/1902 (just six days after her brother Charles Edward Quail Jr. died) and who had three children: Charles Quail Lesher, James Edgar Lesher, and Richard Yerkes Lesher; and Charles Edward Quail, Jr. (a second son with the same name as a prior deceased son) was born in Auburn on 05/28/1879 and died of nephro-typhoid fever on 04/03/1902 while he was a Senior at Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia, PA. (This is a different Charles Edward Quail Jr. from his brother, Charles Edward Quail Jr., who died in 1872). Charles Edward Quail Sr. was a primary organizer of the Auburn Nut and Bolt Works in 1887 and acted as its President for approximately five years. Dr. Quail also opened a pharmacy at 115 Market Street, Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in 1892. Charles Sr. served as the Schuylkill County Republican Party Chairman. In 1900, he decided to run for, and subsequently won, a Republican State Senator's position for the 29th Senatorial District. In February of 1902, the Reading Eagle newspaper reported that Senator Quail was bedridden from a serious case of erysipelas (an acute disease caused by bacterial infection. Erysipelas is characterized by large, raised red patches on the epidermis, especially on the face and legs, with measurable fever and severe general illness) and quinsy (an inflammation of the throat frequently manifesting as an abscess in the region of the tonsils). In March of 1903, Senator Quail was a passenger on a train traveling on the Schuylkill and Susquehanna branch of the Reading Railroad when a train car derailed. According to the Reading Eagle newspaper, Senator Quail sustained "painful injuries" as a result of the mishap. He was re-elected as a Senator in 1904. In 1902, Auburn resident Frank Brown initiated correspondence with Senator Quail which eventually led to Senator Quail selling his pharmacy business in Auburn to Frank Brown. The "Clay Record" manuals, Volume 17 - 18 which were published in 1900, states "The vitrified brick plant at Auburn, Pa., which has been idle for four years, has been bought by Senator Quail, and others, of Reading, Pa., paying $24,000 for it". Quail then served as a business adviser for the Auburn Shale Brick Company, which had originally formed in 1880. Charles (Sr.) was a Burgess for the town of Auburn. He served on the Auburn School Board for an impressive thirty-three years, part of that time as the board treasurer and part of that time as the school director. He had religious affiliations with the Auburn Independent Church of God, serving as an elder, a trustee of the church and its secretary. Dr. Quail was also a delegate of the German Eldership. Charles (Sr.) was instrumental in procuring the town reservoir. The Reading Eagle Newspaper, in the June 25, 1902 issue, stated that Senator Quail intended to erect two additional coal washeries at Auburn (but it is uncertain whether or not this was accomplished). He also maintained a farm in West Brunswick Township approximately one mile southeast of Auburn, PA. Dr. Quail was also a member of the Schuylkill County Medical Society as well as the Pennsylvania State Medical Society. He served as Schuylkill County coroner for two terms upon being elected to the position in 1873. Dr. Quail was a Federal Pension examiner. He was active in numerous civic and fraternal organizations. Dr. Quail was also very involved in veteran military organizations to include the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Commission; the Soldiers' Orphans' Commission; the Jerre Helms Post #26 of the G.A.R. (in Schuylkill Haven, PA) and the Survivors' Association of the 48th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Even in his death, Dr. Charles Edward Quail Sr. obtained one more distinction - in 1910, he was present in the Auditor-General's office of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building when he suddenly died. He was the first person to die in the newly constructed capitol building. Ex-Senator Quail died from angina pectoris (a medical term for chest pain caused by coronary heart disease) on 12/21/1910 at sixty-nine years of age. Ex-Senator and Dr. Charles Edward Quail Sr., easily Auburn's most prolific citizen, was interred within the Auburn Church of God cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. His grave marker, which he shares with his wife Emma, can be found at the Auburn Church of God cemetery. A fitting tribute to Dr. Quail from the Biblical book of Matthew is inscribed on the tombstone which reads "I was sick and ye visited me." |
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Reber, George -
1st Lieutenant or Captain (conflicting records); Co. F.; 116th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.; dates of service from 02/19/1864 to 07/14/1865; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on 05/08/1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness, VA; on 08/12/1864 he was returned to duty. George was born on 06/21/1839. He was the son of Samuel M. Reber and Elizabeth Reed Reber. He was a brother of Amelia Emily Reber Leiby, Anna Netta Reber, Aquilla Louisianna Reber Luckins, Elizabeth Reber Reichert, Ellen Reber Smith, Emanuel Reber, Mary Ann Reber Potts, Samuel S. Reber, Sarah Reber Bast and Thomas Reber. George married Rebecca J. Wagner Reber. They had at least one daughter, Mary Elizabeth Reber Shutter. Military records indicate that George was 5'10" and that is civilian occupation was listed simply as "railroad". He died on 02/17/1919 and was interred within the Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. |
Reichert, William N. -
Company K; 56th Regiment; PA Infantry; William had served in the military from 07/01/1863 until his death on 05/10/1864. Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on 05/06/1864 (shot in the head with mini-ball during "the Battle of the Wilderness" in Spotsylvania County, Virginia); "Killed In Action" (K.I.A.) because he died of that injury on 05/10/1864. William was born on 01/23/1831 in Schuylkill County, PA. He married Elizabeth Reber Reichert on 11/11/1854 in the "Little Red Church" of Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, PA. No record of any children from this union was found under his findagrave.com webpage; however, under his wife's webpage the following children were listed: George J. Reichert, James M. Reichert and John A. Reichert (all having been born prior to William N. Reichert's death). William's body was not returned to Pennsylvania. He is considered to have been buried in an unknown mass grave in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. No picture is available at this time of William's last resting place. According to the website findagrave.com, the Reverend D. B. Albright of the St. Paul's "German Reformed" Church held a burial ceremony in the St. Paul's cemetery on 08/09/1864 "where a headstone was placed"; however, a picture of this headstone could not be found on the website. |
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Reppert, Henry "Cappy" -
Private; Company F; 116th Regiment; Pennsylvania Infantry; served from 02/17/1864 to 07/14/1865; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on either 05/16/1864 or 05/18/1864 at the Battle of the Spotsylvania Courthouse (Virginia). Henry was born in Pennsylvania on 08/07/1845. He was the son of David Reppert and Elizabeth Keck Reppert. He married Ellen Kershner Reppert (Henry's first wife). They had the following children: George W. Reppert, Paul H. Reppert and William H. Reppert. Henry married his second wife, Angelina Kerchner Reppert, in 1894. Military records indicate Henry was 5’5” with green (or grey?) eyes and auburn hair. His civilian occupation was listed as that of a (canal) boatman and a (railroad) brakeman. Henry's nickname of "Cappy" was allegedly assigned as a result of Henry having been a "Captain" in the military, but this may have been a title from having worked as a canal boatman since there isn't any record of him actually having achieved that military rank. He was one of the Auburn area's more eccentric characters. He would gaily decorate his buckboard wagon for parades...which was usually pulled by either a cow or an ox. Henry died in West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on 08/08/1925 and was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Schultz, Henry Augustus -
Corporal; Company K; 48th Regiment; Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; enlisted 01/01/1864; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) to his "right side and arm" (exact nature of injury uncertain). Henry Augustus Schultz (also found as Henry Shultz) was born on 03/14/1836. He was the son of Dr. Augustus Schulze (believed to have been Auburn's first doctor) and Catharine "Kate" Haas Schulze. He was a brother of Amelia Schulze, Catharine Schulce Ladner, David L. Schultz, Ella Solly Schultz, Mary J. Schulze, Rosamunda Schulze and William R. Schultz. Henry married Mary Ann Underkofler Schultz. They had the following children: David L. Schulze, Henry Tecumseh Schulze and Howard Henry Schulze. Henry's military records state he was 5'5 3/4" with grey eyes and dark hair, and that his civilian occupation was that of a farmer. He died on 03/11/1880 and was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Stout, Daniel -
Private; Company D; 15th Regiment; Pennsylvania Independent Volunteers; & Company G; 116th Regiment; Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; served from 09/15/1862 until 07/09/1863; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on 06/03/1864 - listed as a "G.S.W." (Gun Shot Wound) to left leg. Daniel was born on 03/05/1826 in Pennsylvania. His military records listed him as 5’5” with brown eyes. His civilian occupation was listed as that of a laborer. Daniel died in South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on 11/08/1904 and was interred within St. Paul's Church cemetery, Summer Hill Road; South Manheim Township, PA. |
Trumbo, Henry H. (Jr.?) -
Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) at the Battle of the Spotsylvania Courthouse (Virginia) on 05/12/1864; died on 06/03/1864 or 06/05/1864 as a result of the injuries he received on 05/12/1864. Henry (Jr.?) was born on 08/14/1845. He was the son of Henry Trumbo (Sr.?) and Mary Wagner Trumbo. He was a brother of Elvina Trumbo Hummel, Emma E. Trumbo Kaup, Harriet J. Trumbo Wilson, James H. Trumbo, Joseph H. Trumbo, Mary R. Trumbo Brown and Sarah Ellen Trumbo Bensinger. Henry (Jr.?) was interred within the Saint Paul's Evangelical Congregational Church cemetery, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. |
Vanderheyden, Samuel G. (Sr.?)
(also spelled "Vanderhiden, Samuel" on Record of Burial Place of Veteran card pictured on right) - Captain; Co. G; 116th Regiment; Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; served from 03/09/1864 to 07/14/1865; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) at the Battle of the Spotsylvania Courthouse (Virginia). Samuel (Sr.?) was born in New York state in 1820. He is believed to have married Rebeca/Rebecca McGarvey Vanderheyden. They had the following children: Anna Maria Vanderheyden, Emma May Vanderheyden Van Horn, Samuel George Vanderheyden and Sarah Elizabeth Vanderheyden Bickel. Samuel (Sr.?)'s military record indicated that he was 5’6” with a civilian occupation as that of a railroad conductor. Samuel (Sr.?) died in Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania in 1883 and was interred within Zartman's Evangelical Church cemetery, Herndon, PA. |
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Wagner, William M. -
Sergeant; Co. F.; 116th Regiment; Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; served in the military from 02/19/1864 to 07/14/1865; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on 06/03/1864 at the Battle of Cold Harbor (Virginia); Returned To Duty (R.T.D.) on 08/12/1864 . William was born on 06/11/1832. Military records indicate that his civilian occupation as that of a "laborer". He died on 01/25/1898 and was interred within the St. Paul's Church cemetery; Summer Hill Road, South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Wike, William H. Sr. -
Teamster; Company C or G; 1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry; served from 08/28/1861 to 09/09/1864; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) with a "G.S.W." (Gun Shot Wound) to his shoulder resulting in permanent stiffness in his arm and hand. William Sr. was born in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania in 1833. He married Harriet White Wike. They had the following children: Alice Rebecca Wike Baldinger, Charles D. Wike, Deppy (a female - possibly Despina?) Wike, Emma T. Wike Berger, Esther Jane Wike Nein, Etta Wike, Irvin Wike, John Wike, Mrs. A. F. Wike Wildermuth, Mrs. Jacob Wike Garrett, Sadie/Sady (Sara or Sarah?) Wike Fisher, Sarah ("Sallie"?) Ann Wike and William H. Wike Jr. William Sr. died in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on 02/18/1898 of a hemorrhage and was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
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WORLD WAR I:
Brown, Henry -
Listed as Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) with notation of "right leg". No further information is available about Henry Brown at this time. |
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Dissinger, Raymond Milton -
Private First Class; Company E; 4th Pennsylvania Infantry; Company A; 108th Machine Gun Battalion; served from 03/30/1917 until 05/26/1919; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on 10/05/1918 by shrapnel to his left hand. Raymond Milton Dissinger was born on 11/04/1898 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of John G. Dissinger (Sr.?) and Elizabeth "Lizzie" G. Hummel Dissinger. He was a brother of Annie R. Dissinger Kerschner, John G. Dissinger (Jr.?), Mitchell C. Dissinger and Nora Mae Dissinger Berger. Raymond married Mildred E. Moyer Dissinger and they had a daughter, Martha E. Dissinger. Raymond died on 03/10/1988 in Temple, Berks County, PA and was interred within the Auburn Church of God cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Ernst, Irvin John -
Private First Class; Company A; 107th Machine Gun Battalion (other records indicate the 108th Machine Gun Battalion); served from 07/21/1917 until 08/14/1919; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) - awarded the Purple Heart. Irvin John Ernst was born on 11/07/1894 in Cressona, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Wallace Ernst and Clara Elizabeth Fisher Ernst. He was a brother of Oscar Ernst and Sadie M. Ernst Nunemacher. Irvin married Florence M. Pfleger Ernst in 1918 and they had a stillborn son named Jack Ernst in 1921. Irvin died in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA, on 06/03/1964 and was interred within the Auburn Church of God cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Feger, Carl Conrad Sr. -
Corporal; Company C; 103rd Engineers; served from 05/15/1917 until 05/16/1919; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) - awarded the Purple Heart. Carl Conrad Feger Sr. was born on 03/03/1898 in Easton, Northampton County, PA. He was the son of Harry B. Feger and Minnie I. Saylor Feger. He was a brother of Harry R. Feger, Horace Alfred Feger and James Russell Feger. Carl Sr. married Marion S. Eisenhart Feger and they had two children: Carl Conrad Feger Jr. and Floyd Alfred Feger. Carl Sr. died on 04/27/1956 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, and was interred within the Schuylkill Haven Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA. |
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Graeff, Clarence -
Private; Company C; 103rd Engineers; served from 06/07/1917 until 04/08/1919; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) from shrapnel on 08/08/1918. Clarence Graeff was born on 04/20/1896 in Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Clinton Graeff and Hannah C. Lindenmuth Graeff. He was a brother of Charles Augustus Graeff; Clayton C. Graeff; Daniel B. Graeff; Harry Allen Graeff; Jeremiah Graeff; Ruth Graeff; Sadie Susan Graeff Harvey; Sarah R. Graeff Scharadin; Stella S. Graeff Fegley and William L. Graeff. Clarence died on 04/19/1952 in Schuylkill Haven and was interred within the Schuylkill Haven Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Kardasen(ic), George Robert Sr.
- Corporal; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) in May, 1918. George Robert Kardasen(ic) Sr. was born on 01/20/1898 in Pennsylvania. He married Mary Seventko Kardasen(ic). They had two children: George Robert Kardasen(ic) Jr. and Irene M. Kardasen(ic). George died on 08/24/1977 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana and was interred within the St. Michael's Church cemetery, South Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. |
Lawrence, Harvey Lee -
Private; Company C, 103rd Engineers; served from 09/21/1917 until 02/08/1919; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on 09/05/1918 when "gassed" at Courlan-don, France. Harvey was born on 07/04/1889 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was a son of Jeremiah Lawrence and Eliza-beth Zimmerman Lawrence. He was a brother of Katie Amanda Lawrence Mohl. In 1929, Harvey married Mamie Reinheimer Lawrence. They had a child, Richard Lee Lawrence. Harvey died on 08/02/1971 and was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Long, Roy Carson -
Private First Class; Company A; 108th Machine Gun Battalion; Company E; 4th Pennsylvania Infantry; served from 04/30/1917 until 05/26/1919; gassed on 08/12/1918 and Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on 08/23/1918. Roy Carson Long was born on 09/10/1895 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Benjamin Long and Caroline Elizabeth Rausch Long Aikman. He was a brother of Cyrus W. Long and Mary Helen Long Homewood; and a step-brother of Alvin Long and Charles Edward Long. Roy married Elizabeth Agnes Kissinger Long and they had a currently unidentified son born in 1926 who lived only two months and two days and is believed to have possibly been interred in an unmarked grave site within the Auburn Cemetery, Mill Street, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. Roy died on 06/27/1962 in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania and was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Rt. 895, West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. |
Morrison, Joseph "Joe" William
- Private First Class; U.S. Ambulance Service, Section 529; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on 11/01/1918 in France from bomb shrapnel damage to his right hand and stomach; died from the stomach wound (K.I.A.) on the following day of 11/02/1918. Chronology of a tragedy: March 2, 1895: Joseph "Joe" William Morrison, son of John R. Morrison and Agnes Kissick Morrison, is born in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Undetermined: The Morrison family including Joe relocates to Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. June 1, 1911: Joe is issued a graduation diploma from Auburn High School. June 27, 1913: Joe is issued a graduation diploma from Pottsville High School, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA. 1917: Joe believed to have graduated from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Lehigh County, PA. 1917: Joe sends a letter to his father discussing his intent to join the war effort. “Dear Father, I have thought over the matter of enlisting and think that the Ambulance Corps the best place to enlist in…I don’t want to enlist in anything that is not going to see service at the front.” June 26, 1917: Joe enlists in the U.S.A.A.C. (United States Army Ambulance Corps), Section #554 and trains at Camp Crane. Camp Crane was a temporary facility that for 23 months during World War I served as the training and mobilization station for the US Army Ambulance Corps. Unlike most other military camps, which were located nearby but outside of towns and cities, Camp Crane was in the middle of downtown Allentown, Pennsylvania. Camp Crane was small, covering approximately fifty acres and bounded on all sides by city roads and buildings. Despite its small size, Camp Crane was home to a sizable population of men. According to the camp’s commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Slee, the camp was originally only intended to house approximately 2,500 men. However, that number increased to 4,500 and then to 7,500. Slee wrote that the population eventually reached as high as 10,000 men. As a result of the large numbers of men occupying such a small space, housing was an acute problem. Considering that a portion of the acreage must have been utilized for latrines, a mess hall, a sick bay, storage facilities and training grounds, it would be a conservative estimate to state that at its peak, Camp Crane was overcrowded at the ratio of at least 250 men for every acre of land. Once deployments began, those numbers dropped. Dec. 24, 1917: On Christmas Eve, Joe writes a letter to his father informing him of his imminent plans to embark for military service in France. “Hoping you all have a merry Christmas and a very happy New Year. I remain – your son – Joe” Dec. 26, 1917: Joe and hundreds of other soldiers set sail for France. Sept. 21, 1918: Joe writes a letter to his sister, Agnes, telling her about his most recent war experience. “About 1 o’clock in the morning we received orders to quit the posts and report to an American (post?) for further orders so we saw but about 2 hours of artillery action which was very slight since the Germans put up practically no resistance. The Boche evidently knew the drive was coming and had evacuated most of the positions but the doughboys (our soldiers) were a little wiser and started the show before they thought thereby capturing about 10,000 prisoners and great quantities of materials. Metz now is within range of the long range guns and is being bombed so effectively by the British, French & American aviators that it must be a terrible place to live”. He further mentions “Just yesterday I saw Tommy (Betz?) who came over in the Field service with Larry Doyle & Harry Johnson, all Lehigh fellows of my time. He is now a pilot in aviation. Johnson was killed not very long ago in a fight with a Boche landing his machine within his own lines but afterwards dying in the hospital. Jack Paul another class mate was killed in the service about a month ago.” By this point in his military service, some of the glamour and excitement of enlisting in the service must be fading as Joe realizes that people he knew are dying as a result of the war. Joe ends his letter to his sister with a critique of French culinary skills when he states “The cooks have gone a permission (military leave) and we are eating strictly French grub which is only good in spots.” Oct. 31, 1918: Joe is sent to the front lines at Sommerance, France to aid in the care and evacuation of wounded soldiers during this offensive. Nov. 1st, 1918: A German shell hits the roof of the advance post where Joe is stationed. Joe is severely injured by the shrapnel from the exploding shell with one piece damaging his right hand, tearing away all of the flesh between his thumb and right finger. Unfortunately, a second large piece had entered his side and exited out the front of his stomach, leaving a devastating wound in Joe. His wounds are temporarily treated immediately and then Joe is evacuated to a hospital where he appears to be on the mend. Nov. 2nd, 1918: In a military hospital at Charpentry, France, Joe loses the most important battle of his life; dying as a result of the wounds he received the previous day. Nov. 11, 1918: At 5:10 am, the Germans sign the Armistice which is effective at 11 am - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Fighting continues all along the Western Front until precisely 11 o'clock, with 2,000 casualties experienced that day by all sides. Artillery barrages also erupt as 11 am draws near as soldiers yearn to claim they fired the very last shot in the war. Just ten days after Private First Class Joseph William Morrison is mortally wounded and subsequently dies of his injuries, WWI officially ends. Dec. 1, 1918: Sergeant John Graham, Joe’s close friend in the service, writes a ten page letter to Joe’s mother telling her of the circumstances leading to Joe’s death. ***************************************************** Joseph William Morrison was born on 03/02/1894 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John R. Morrison and Agnes Kissick Morrison. He was a brother of Agnes C. Morrison, Anna N. Morrison, Harriet A. Morrison Huntzinger, James Robert Burns Morrison, John Wessley Morrison and Marion Mildred Morrison Heim. At some point, John and Agnes relocated from Reading and moved their family into a handsome two story brick house located on the east side of North Second Street of Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. John Wessley Morrison, Joseph's brother, and Joseph both joined the military to help the war effort during World War One, both opting to serve in an Ambulance Service Section, though they would serve in different units. During Joseph's tour in France, he constantly volunteered for some of the most dangerous situations. His bravery for going onto the battlefield to retrieve the wounded soldiers in need of more serious medical attention was undisputed. On November 1st, 1918, the field hospital in which Joseph was stationed was directly struck by an artillery shell. Shrapnel from the bomb blast severely damaged Joseph's right hand and caused a devastating wound through his side and stomach. Although he was transported to another hospital, Joseph died the following day, November 2nd, 1918, from complications caused by his shrapnel wounds. Just ten days after the artillery shell struck that ended Joseph's life, World War One officially ended. Private First Class Joseph William Morrison was posthumously awarded the French Croix de Guerre medal with palm leaf and an accompanying citation, as well as a special citation, the Pendant de Grande Guerre, from French Marshall Petain, the Commander of the French Army during World War One, for Joseph's military service and ultimate sacrifice. Joseph was interred within the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departe-ment de la Meuse, Lorraine, France. |
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Ney, Charles Solomon -
Private; Company A; 47th Regiment Infantry; served from 05/14/1918 until 08/02/1919; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on 10/01/1918 (or 11/10/1918 - conflicting reports) with a "machine gun wound" to his back. Charles Solomon Ney was born on 07/19/1896 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Jeremiah "Jerry" Ney and Sarah "Sallie" Jane Reichert Ney. He was a brother of Benjamin Warlin Ney, Emma Elizabeth Ney Herring, Jennie R. Ney Riegel, Katie Edna Ney Folk, Sarah Savilla Ney Schwenk and William Ambrose Ney. Charles was the husband of Edna Christ Ney. He died on 03/20/1936 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
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Sweigert, John Elwood -
Private; Company A; 108th Machine Gun Battalion; Company E; 4th Pennsylvania Infantry; served from 06/26/1916 until 04/19/1919; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) with a gunshot wound to his left hand. John Elwood Sweigert was born on 12/13/1894 in Cressona, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Franklin Sweigert and Elizabeth "Libbie" Moyer Sweigert. He was a brother of Ada S. Sweigert Reed, Albert Benjamin Sweigert, Bertha May Sweigert Maberry, Joseph L. Sweigert, Lula J. Sweigert Butz, Ralph Franklin Sweigert and Sarah Elizabeth Sweigert Zerbe. John married Meta E. Reinheimer Sweigert in 1919 and they had the following children: Doris Frances Sweigert Mickshaw, Jeanne V. Sweigert Kramer and Kenneth William Sweigert. John died on 04/12/1971 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and was interred within the Auburn Church of God cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Wike, William -
Listed on the World War (One) monument of Auburn-area affiliated veterans who served during that conflict, located adjacent to Rt. 895 at the eastern side of Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. The website findagrave.com has a listing for six "William Wike" interments of this era within Pennsylvania. None of those individuals have any obvious ties to Schuylkill County, much less the immediate Auburn-area. Only one of those six individuals lists any type of military service, and that veteran was born, raised and died in Cambria County, PA. A broader search of interments matching this criteria within the United States diclosed twenty-one matches, to include the six Pennsylvania listings already mentioned. Out of the remaining fifteen listings, two stood out as possible candidates for our Auburn-area World War (One) veteran, with both of them listing military service during that conflict, and both of them listing some form of affiliation to Pennsylvania. The first, less likely candidate, is William Penn Wike. His grave marker, located within the Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington County, NJ, is inscribed with the information that he served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War (One). William Penn Wike was born on 12/03/1882. He married Tessie Wike, who is interred beside him. He died on 04/23/1949. Although his grave marker indicates he was from Pennsylvania, no other information is available to indicate he ever had any ties to Schuylkill County, much less the immediate Auburn-area. The second listing, a far more likely candidate to have been named on the World War (One) monument within Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA, is a William B. Wike. William B. Wike's grave marker inscription informs us that not only did he enter the military service from Pennsylvania, but that he had served as a Private First Class, Company A, 108th Machine Gun Battalion during World War (One) and that he was the recipient of a Purple Heart as well as an Oak Leaf Cluster (which could indicate that he had been Wounded In Action - W.I.A. - a second time). William B. Wike was born on March 2, 1897. In 1919, William married Naomi Buffington Wike (who was both born, and eventually interred, within Schuylkill County, PA after her death in 1958). William died approximately eleven years later on 06/09/1969 and was interred within the Riverview Memorial Park cemetery, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida. While not conclusive, this information seems to strongly support the probablity of this individual as being the same veteran who is listed on the Auburn monument. |
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Berger, Lester E. - Sergeant; listed as Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) as a result of being "shell-shocked" on 12/18/1944 during Battle of Luxembourg, France.
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Berger, Reno "Whitey" Leroy -
Private; Company K; 134th Infantry Battalion; 35th Division; began military service on 08/14/1943; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) during the Normandy Invasion campaign on 07/30/1944; awarded a Purple Heart. Reno "Whitey" Leroy Berger was born on 07/18/1906 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Charles Henry Berger and Elizabeth M. Fix Berger. He was a brother of Earl Henry Berger and Karl Edward Berger. Reno married Edna M. Reedy Berger. He died on 03/06/1960 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA, and was interred within the Schuylkill Memorial Park, North Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Bressler, Arlan A. -
Arlan served in the U.S. army during World War Two and was injured during the North African Campaign; subsequently being awarded the Purple Heart. He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans. Arlan was born on 07/12/1920 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was a son of Norman Milton Bressler and Mary Anne Moyer Bressler. He was a brother of Dorie D. Bressler (male); Dorothy Bressler Diefenderfer; Harry Bressler; Mildred Bressler Riegel; Miles Bressler; Whitner "Jim" M. Bressler; and an unnamed infant boy who only lived a single day. Arlan married Mildred A. Killian Bressler. They had the following children: Helen A. Bressler Murray; June M. Bressler Lloyd; Kathryn A. Bressler Reppert; and Mary Bressler Klingaman. Before retiring in 1980, Mr. Bressler had been employed by the former Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, and Conrail as trackman car repairman, welder, and car inspector. Arlan died on 05/24/1918 in Douglassville, Berks County, PA, and was interred within the Schuylkill Memorial Park cemetery, North Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Cliffe, William Robert -
Captain; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.); awarded the Purple Heart. William Robert Cliffe was born on 01/14/1919. He died on 04/06/1999 and was interred within the Edgewood Memorial Park, Glen Mills, Delaware County, PA. |
Dewald, Clyde L. -
Master-Sergeant; Army Air Corps; served from 07/24/1941 until 07/05/1945; served in England; conducted more than 50 flights over Germany with at least 16 confirmed "kills" of enemy aircraft; listed as having been Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) four separate times. Clyde L. Dewald was born on 12/16/1920. He was the husband of Mary C. Beck Dewald. He died on 01/06/2003 and was interred within the Schuylkill Memorial Park, North Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, PA. |
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Drasher, Billy Alfred -
Corporal; Scout; 898th Infantry Regiment; 42nd "Rainbow Division"; Army Air Corps; entered military service on 08/16/1942; graduated from the military Higgs Boat School in May, 1943; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) in France on January 6th of an unspecified year (presumably 1944) according to the attached newspaper article; received a Purple Heart; and a Bronze Star for exemplary conduct in ground combat. Billy was born on 08/16/1923 in Moosic, Lackawanna County, PA. He was a son of Alfred D. Drasher and Anna M. Bender Drasher. He was a brother of Earl B. Drasher. Billy was a graduate of Moosic High School and the Ross Leffler School of Conservation. In 1947, Billy married Martha Ann Smith Drasher McGirr. They had the following children: Billy E. Drasher; Dane A. Dasher; and Donald W. Drasher. Billy (and presumably his family) came to Schuylkill County in 1950, where he was employed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. He was instrumental in the planning of the Blue Marsh, Middlecreek and Shahola management areas. He retired from the PA Game Commission in 1980. Billy was also the founder of the Blue Mountain Midget Football Association. Billy died on 04/13/1998 at the Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, and was interred with military honors within the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon County, PA. No grave marker image is available at this time. |
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Eckert, Paul W. -
Private First Class; awarded a Bronze Star medal; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.); awarded the Purple Heart. Paul W. Eckert was born on 09/28/1922 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Ralph Herman Eckert and Gertrude A. Fritz Eckert. He was a brother of Carl Henry Eckert; Marvin Ralph Eckert; May Eckert Seigfried; Norman Eckert; Pearl Elizabeth Eckert Donton; and a stillborn child, although the website findagrave.com listing is in conflict with itself (as of this posting) as to whether the child was a male or female. A correction request has been sent to the contributor of the website listing to seek clarification of this matter. Paul married Ruth V. Bowan Eckert. They had the following children: David Eckert; Helen Eckert Moyer; and Leslie Eckert. Paul died on 10/19/2016 in Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA and was interred within the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon County, PA. |
Fleisher, William "Bill" S. -
Served as a First Leiutenant in World War Two where he fought at the Battle of the Bulge and received a Purple Heart for being Wounded In Action (W.I.A.); served during both World War Two and Korea. William "Bill" S. Fleisher was born circa 1922. William S. married Harriet E. Lyter Fleisher. They had the following children: Greg Fleisher; Janet Marie Fleisher (who was born on 03/31/1950 and lived only seven days; her cause of death was listed as a tracheal obstruction due to an infection and she was listed as a "premature birth"); Sylvia A. Fleisher; and William "Billy" C. Fleisher. William S. was the lead singer of "Bill Fleisher and the Dog Patchers" group. (NOTE: A "dogpatch" is defined as a poor rural community in the U.S., especially in the South, whose inhabitants are unsophisticated and have little education.) He was also an avid song writer; his best known song was titled "The Rockville Bridge"...about the stone-arch railroad bridge located just north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA. The bridge was built to carry railroad tracks across the Susquehanna River. The Rockville Stone Arch Bridge, at 3,820 feet long and 52 feet wide, is believed to be the longest and widest stone-arch railroad bridge in the world. William S. was a retired engineer for the Penn- sylvania Railroad. William S. died on 04/01/2017 in Marysville, Perry County, PA, and was interred within the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Dauphin, Dauphin County, PA. |
Haag, Lamar -
Corporal; Company B; 771st Tank Battalion; 9th Army; served from either 01/19/1942 or 01/19/1943 (conflicting records) until 03/09/1945; listed as Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on 03/04/1945; upgraded to Killed In Action (K.I.A.), dying from his wounds received five days earlier, in Germany on 03/09/1945. Lamar Haag was born on 01/17/1913 in Allentown, Lehigh County, PA. He was the son of Herbert H. Haag and Gertrude Mary "Mary" Zweizig Haag. He was a brother of Alice Grace Haag Fink, Althea S. Haag Seitzinger, Charles Haag, Edward L. Haag, Geraldine J. Haag Wessner and Violet Haag Slater. Lamar married Marion M. Haag in 1942. They had the following children: Albert Haag, Linda Lou Haag, and Richard Haag. Lamar Haag was Killed In Action on 03/09/1945 and was interred within the Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton, Berks County, PA. |
Heim, LaMar F. -
Sergeant First Class; begin military service in 1942; served in France; listed as Wounded In Action (W.I.A.); awarded the Purple Heart. LaMar F. Heim was born on 07/04/1922 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of John Heim Sr. and Ida Kilmer Heim. He was a brother of John Heim Jr., Ruth Heim Bressler and Shirley Heim Ney. LaMar married Helen M. Dietz Heim. They had at least two children: Carol Heim Smith and Linda Heim Greene. LaMar died on 09/07/2016 in Ligonier, Westmoreland County, PA, and was interred within the Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA. |
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Koch, Amos D. -
Private First Class; 13th Infantry; 8th Division; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on 07/14/1944 during the Invasion of Normandy; posthumously awarded the Purple Heart; Killed In Action (K.I.A.) the same day; having died from the wounds he received. Amos D. Koch was born on 03/24/1922 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Joseph H. Koch and Sallie M. Kerschner Koch. He was a brother of Alvin J. Koch, Charles H. Koch and John W. Koch. Amos was both Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) and Killed In Action (K.I.A.) on 07/14/1944 during the Invasion of Normandy. He was interred within the St. Paul's Church cemetery, Summer Hill Road, South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, PA; and his military service and ultimate sacrifice was memorialized by a cenotaph within the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France. |
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Koch, Floyd "Cap" Warren Jr. -
Sergeant; served from 10/14/1942 until 12/17/1945; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) at least twice...listed as having been awarded two Purple Hearts. Floyd "Cap" Warren Koch Jr.* was born on 01/30/1922 in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Floyd Levi Koch Sr.* and Lillian E. Miller Koch. He was a brother of Betty M. Koch Heinbach; Ralph William Koch; and an unnamed infant child who was stillborn in 1942. Floyd Jr. died on 07/24/2003 and was interred within Zion's Red Church Cemetery; Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, PA. (NOTE: Floyd "Cap" Warren Koch Jr. is specifically listed as, and has his grave marker engraved, with the suffix of "Jr." even though his middle name differs from that of his father, Floyd Levi Koch Sr. who is specifically listed with that suffix. Although a common practice, there is no actual standard or legal prerequisite that states that the middle name MUST be identical in "Junior"/"Senior" scenarios.) |
Kramer, Ronald "Sonny" R. -
Corporal; served in the "Famous Fighting First Division"; began service on 12/05/1941; served in France, Germany, North Africa/Tunisia and Sicily; listed as having been Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) twice. The first W.I.A. was in North Africa/Tunisia in January, 1943. The second W.I.A. was in France on 08/06/1943. Ronald was awarded the Bronze Star medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster was added to his Purple Heart. The website findagrave.com has no listing for any Ronald Kramer (or Kreamer or Kremer) of this era as having been interred anywhere within the United States. An Internet search for the terms "Ronald Kramer" and "Auburn" did result in a possible lead for this individual. A 1940 U.S. Census record indicates that a twenty-two year old Ronald Kramer was living in Auburn with his parents, Robert Kramer and Lillie Kramer, his brother, Charles Kramer, and his presumably maternal grandmother, Lizzie Rauck (possibly Rauch)...who was listed as head of household on the census. Using the familial information found in the aforemen-tioned U.S. Census and by again searching the genea-logical website findagrave.com; , the family (in the census) has been positively identified as: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Elmira Shollenberger Rauch (grandmother and widow of John Frank Rauch); Robert Harrison Kramer (father) and Lillie Cecilia Rauch Kramer (mother); and Charles Rauch Kramer (brother). Not listed on the U.S. Census are two sisters of Ronald's who would have been old enough to have been married and/or relocated from the household: Jeannette C. Kramer Landis and Margaret Elizabeth Kramer Zartman. What is conspiciously absent from the finda-grave.com listing is any information on Ronald. As a result, Ronald's place of interment is presently unknown. Whether or not this is the same Ronald Kramer who is identified as an Auburn-area veteran is uncertain but probable based on his location and his age range during World War Two. |
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Krause, Leo L. -
Gunners Mate Second Class; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.); listed as a recipient of the Purple Heart. Leo L. Krause was born on 09/17/1920 in Schuylkill County, PA. He was the husband of Anna M. Sattizahn Krause. They were the parents of an unnamed (possibly stillborn) infant child who died in 1950. Leo died on 11/28/2008 in Schuylkill County, PA, and was interred within the Hetzel's Church Cemetery, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, PA. |
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McMenamin, Daniel P. Jr. -
Staff Sergeant; served as a Bomber Engineer in the U.S. Army Air Forces; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.); listed as a recipient of the Purple Heart. Daniel P. McMenamin Jr. was born on 05/06/1918. He was (presumably) the son of Daniel P. McMenamin Sr. and a currently unidentified mother. Daniel Jr. was the husband of Marie Louise McMenamin. They were the parents of Owen Leo McMenamin. Daniel Jr. died on 02/04/1995 and was interred within the Rock Ridge Cemetery, Greenville, Mercer County, PA. |
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Morrison, Joseph A. -
Served circa 1945; served in France and Germany; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) with a leg injury during the Summer of 1945; awarded a Purple Heart; possibly was permanently disabled by the injury. Not to be confused with Joseph William Morrison, his uncle, who was Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) and Killed In Action (K.I.A.) during World War One. Joseph A. Morrison was the son of John Wessley Morrison and Theresa B. Hummel Morrison, but little information is currently available about Joseph's date of birth or place of birth. He was a brother of Agnes Marie Morrison. As stated in this posting and in his letter (see right), Joseph was Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) with an injury of a leg, presumably sometime in 1945, and he was awarded a Purple Heart as a result of that injury. A presumption is made that this injury may have also permanently disabled him. An entry from his sister's listing on the website findagrave.com reads "She was a graduate of Orwigsburg High School, Class of 1942, and of University of Pennsylvania. Her goal of becoming a doctor ended where her mother passed away suddenly (in 1951) and Agnes returned to Orwigsburg to take care of her brother, who was disabled". Joseph was her only listed brother so it's possible that his leg injury never healed, or even had turned septic and resulted in amputation. Joseph died on 07/07/2009 and, according to findagrave.com, he was interred within an unmarked grave in the St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. Whether or not his actual interment site is located there is unconfirmed at this time. |
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Moyer, Stewart "Stu" W. -
Served in the 36th Infantry Division as a "Field Lineman"; served from 05/1943 until 07/1945; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.); listed as a recipient of the Purple Heart. Steward "Stu" W. Moyer was born in 1924 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was a brother of Marion Moyer and Virginia Moyer Czarnecki. He was a husband of Josie Moyer and Vivian Moyer. He was a father of Erica Moyer McBride, Robert Moyer and Ronald Moyer. Stewart died on 01/17/2018, presumably in Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota, and was interred within the Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Ambler, Montgomery County, PA. OBITUARY: "Stewart W. Moyer, age 93, of Brookings, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. Graveside services will be held on 11:00 a.m. on February 3, 2018, at Whitemarsh Memorial Park in Ambler, Pennsylvania. Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, South Dakota is handling the arrangements. Stewart (known to his friends as Stu) was born and raised in Auburn, Pa., where he attended Muhlenberg High School. After graduation, he was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served with the 36th Infantry Division as a field lineman during WWII. He served from May, 1943, through July, 1945, before being awarded the Purple Heart and receiving an Honorable Discharge. Stewart was employed by the Reading Railroad and the Consolidated Rail Corporation before retiring after 42 years of service. In retirement, he moved from Glenside, Pa., to Brookings, S.D., where he resided before his passing. He was an active member of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and the American Legion. He enjoyed spending time with friends at the Brookings Activity Center (Senior Center), especially Wii bowling with comrades. Stewart was a loving Brother, Father and Grandfather and was loved and was well respected by all. He is survived by his children: Ronald (Mindi) Moyer, of Richboro, Pa., Erica (Paul) McBride, of Warminster, Pa., and Robert (Lori) Moyer of Barto, Pa.; grandchildren: Rachil, Kevin, Eric and Jamie; and sister, Virginia (John) Czarnecki, of Lebanon, Pa. Stewart was preceded in death by his wife, Vivian; wife Josie; and a sister, Marion. Interment is in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, 1169 Limekiln Pike, Ambler, PA." Published in Reading Eagle from Jan. 29 to Jan. 31, 2018 |
Seigfried, Harvey Henry -
Water Tender Second Class; served from 06/04/1943 until 01/19/1946; listed as Wounded In Action (W.I.A.); awarded a Purple Heart. Harvey Herny Seigfried was born on 11/09/1924 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Gordon Seigfried and Lillian M. Berger Seigfried. He was a brother of an impressive ten siblings: Arthur William Seigfried; Edward Stanley Seigfried; Ernest Gordon Seigfried; Evelyn M. Seigfried Stager; Howard Seigfried (possibly stillborn, with his date of birth and date of death both being 12/21/1915); Martha Jane Seigfried Gerhart; Nora R. Seigfried Schaeffer; Reuben Alvester Seigfried and Sara Jane Seigfried Barron. Harvey married Mary Jane Hendricks Seigfried and they had at least one child: Dennis H. Seigfried. Harvey died on 03/11/2002 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, and was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Rt. 895, West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Seigfried, Irvin "Erp" or "Segie" Daniel Jr. -
Technical Sergeant; 9th Infantry; 47th Regiment; served from 05/07/1943 until 10/26/1945; served in France and Germany; listed as Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) in France on 07/25/1944. Irvin "Erp" or "Segie" Daniel Seigfried Jr. was born on 02/25/1924 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He wa the son of Irvin Daniel Seigfried Sr. and Katie S. Seigfried. He was a brother of Ray C. Seigfried. Irvin Jr. married Arlean S. Hubler Seigfried. He died on 08/11/1989 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA, and was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
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Sowers, Ernest Luther Sr. -
Private First Class; 1st Cavalry; 8th Division; served from 12/31/1942 until 12/28/1945; served in Japan, Philippines and South Pacific; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) with a notation of "slightly wounded in action" on 02/08/1945 during the Battle for Manila; awarded the Combat Infantry medal and the Purple Heart. Ernest Sr. was born on 10/18/1922 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of John Frederick "Fred" Sowers and Stella R. Kramer Sowers. He was a brother of Allen Sowers, Charles Lewis Sowers, Frederick John Sowers, Ivan Eugene Sowers, Leon Sowers (who died as an infant), Marion A. Sowers Baver and Willard Melvin Sowers. Ernest Sr. married Evelyn Grace Deibert Sowers. They presumably had at least one child, Ernest Luther Sowers Jr. Ernest Sr. died on 06/01/2004 and is interred within the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. |
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Sowers, Robert "Clude" K. -
Private First-Class; 5th Army; 34th Division; served from 04/03/1943 until 12/16/1945; served in Africa and Italy; listed as Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on 11/13/1944; awarded the Combat Infantry medal. Robert "Clude" K. Sowers was born on 05/13/1924 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of John Frederick "Fred" Sowers and Stella K. Kramer Sowers. He was a brother of Allen Sowers, Charles Lewis Sowers, Ernest Luther Sowers Sr., Frederick John Sowers, Ivan Eugene Sowers, Leon Sowers (who died as an infant), Marion A. Sowers Baver and William Melvin Sowers. Robert was a husband of Annabelle Bainbridge Sowers. They were the parents of Robert A. Sowers. Robert "Clude" K. Sowers served on the Auburn Borough Council. He died on 02/26/2013 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
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Swoyer, Gerald Edward Sr. -
Private First-Class; served from 04/25/1942 until 11/10/1945; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.); listed as having been awarded the Purple Heart. Gerald E. Swoyer was born on 10/30/1917 in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Edward D. Swoyer and Elsie E. Kimmel Swoyer. He was a brother of Olive May Swoyer. Gerald married Kathleen Jane Diefenderfer Swoyer. They were the parents of Jane Swoyer Leibig. Gerald died on 05/17/1996 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA; and was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Wagner, George E. -
Second Lieutenant; served as a Combat Engineer; began service in 03/1942; served in Belgium, France, Germany and Holland; listed as having been Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) in Holland; awarded the Purple Heart. |
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Wike, Robert Milton Sr. -
Sergeant First Class; Army Ranger; Company A; 9th Infantry; 2nd Division; U.S. Army; served from 01/20/1941 until circa 1963; served in France, Ireland, Korea and Vietnam; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) in France on either 06/06/1944 or 06/16/1944 (conflicting accounts). Robert Sr. was born on 11/28/1916 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Edward C. Wike and Mamie Wike. He was a brother of Charles Wike; Dorothy Wike Stewart; James "Jim" H. Wike (WWII & Korea); Jean "Dilly" Nelson Wike (WWII - M.I.A. & P.O.W.); John "Honna" H. Wike (WWII & Korea); Mary Wike Reppert; Ruth Wike Hain; "Tots" Wike Sunday; and a "Mrs. Leroy Weaver of Reading (Berks County, PA)". Robert married Margarete Wike. They had a son: Robert Milton Wike Sr. Robert Sr. moved to Alaska after retiring from military service. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator for the civil service. He was a member of the Staller-Luckenbill Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3975 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA; and of an NCO (Non-Commissioned Officers) Club. Robert Sr. died on 01/16/1988 in the Providence Hospital; Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality (County), Alaska and was interred within the Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Anchorage Borough, Anchorage Municipality (County), Alaska. |
Korean War:
Clark, Arthur Walton* -
Private; 101st Airborne Division; 9th Infantry Division, U.S. Army; served from circa 1949 until circa 1952; reported Missing In Action (M.I.A.) in September, 1950 after a battle near Pohang, Korea; was actually Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) with "shell-shock" and narrowly escaped capture by the enemy by pretending to be dead; he was lost behind enemy lines for five days. Arthur was Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) a second time on 11/29/1950 with an injury to one arm and a partially collapsed lung; he was sent to the Percy Jones Hospital, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to be treated and recover. Arthur was born on 01/02/1932. He was the son of Irene Clark. Arthur died on 07/14/1993 and was interred within the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Leba-non County, PA. |
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Lehman, George F. Jr. -
Corporal; U.S. Marines; Wounded In Action (W.I.A.); awarded the Purple Heart. George F. Lehman Jr. was born on 11/29/1929 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of George F. Lehman Sr. and Elsie Schach Lehman. He was a brother of Annie Lehman Bair, Edna Lehman Unger, Edward J. Lehman and Luther Lehman. George Jr. graduated from Auburn High School in 1948. He also attended and graduated from the Andrews School of Watchmaking in Minersville, Schuylkill County, PA. From 1948 to 1951, George Jr. played professional baseball with the "House of David", the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox organizations. His statistics while playing ball included his height at 6'2" and his weight at 205 pounds, mentioning he was right-handed. In addition to many other social organizations in which George Jr. had membership or involvement, he was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3975 located in Auburn. Lehman's Exxon & Car Wash, also known as "Lehman's P-66 & Car Wash", were owned and operated by George F. Lehman Jr. He established the business circa 1960 and operated it for approximately 30 years until his retirement in 1990. George Jr. not only had a small gas station located at 112-114 Market Street, but he also did automobile service and had a car wash behind the 114 Market Street structure. Kids would hang out at Lehman's place because he had video games and pool tables available. Older adults would hang out and drink coffee with George Jr. and other visitors at a small table he had near the back of his store. George Jr. offered general items for sale such as candy, canned goods, cigarettes, eggs, lottery tickets, nails, and coffee, of course. He even grew his own fresh vegetables and sold them in his shop. He offered a variety of automotive services to include "epoxy coating", repairing automobiles and selling gasoline and automotive accessories. The gasoline brands he sold included that of Esso (Standard Oil), Exxon and Phillips "P-66". He also "made" or cut keys for his customers. George Jr. married Elsie M. Schmidt Lehman and they had the following children: Chris F. Lehman, Craig D. Lehman, Crystal D. Lehman and Debra Lehman Slutter. George Jr. died on 03/14/1998 in rural Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA, and was interred within the St. Mark's Brown's Church cemetery, Moyers, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. |
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Wike, John "Honna" H. -
Sergeant; served in the Army Air Force; served in both World War II and the Korean War; began service 01/15/1942; possibly re-enlisted in service 11/1949; served in Italy, Sicily, and North Africa during World War II; served in Korea during the Korean War; listed as Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) on "May 7th" but the year isn't given (presumed to be 1951). John H. Wike was born on 06/17/1920. He was the son of Edward C. Wike and Mamie Wike. He was a brother of Charles Wike; Dorothy Wike Stewart; James "Jim" H. Wike (WWII & Korea); Jean "Dilly" Nelson Wike (WWII - M.I.A. & P.O.W.); Mary Wike Reppert; Robert Milton Wike Sr. (WWII, Korea and Vietnam - W.I.A.); Ruth Wike Hain; "Tots" Wike Sunday; and a "Mrs. Leroy Weaver of Reading (Berks County, PA)". John died on 08/25/1991 and was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Rt. 895, West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Vietnam War
Bolich, Kenneth "Kenny" Charles -
Specialist 4; H & HC; 1st Air Cavalry Division; 7th Cavalry Regiment; 2nd Battalion; served from 08/16/1965 until 11/17/1965; listed as Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) at the Landing Zone Albany, Ia Drang Valley, South Vietnam; upgraded to Killed In Action (K.I.A.) after having died from the wounds; posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. Kenneth "Kenny" Charles Bolich was born on 05/04/1941 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He died on 11/17/1965 when he was "Killed In Action" while serving in the military at Ia Drang Valley, South Vietnam. He was interred within the Friedens Church cemetery, New Ringgold, Schuylkill County, PA. Ruth A Bressler wrote a tribute to Kenneth on his listing page of the website findagrave.com which reads "Kenny was my cousin, raised on a small farm on the outskirts of Auburn, PA. We grew up together and over the years (I) found him to be a kind and loving person. As an only child, his parents were always very proud, yet it came as no surprise when they were informed that he was "missing in action," as he had never handled a gun of any sort prior to the military; he had no interest. He has and always will be missed be (by) all his family and friends." |
Overton, Ray "Tommy" Garland Jr.-
Specialist 4; "Big Red 1" Infantry; 1st Infantry Division; U.S. Army. Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) - awarded the Purple Heart. After his military service, Ray Jr. was involved in POW/MIA organi-zations. Ray Jr. was born on 02/20/1949 in Birdsboro, Berks County, PA. He was a son of Ray Garland Overton Sr. and Pearl Eliza-beth Bowers Laubach Overton. He was a brother of Elsie Over- ton; and possibly a step-brother of Cindy Tobin and Dennis Tobin. Ray Jr. married Gail A. Britton Overton. They had the following children: Karen Overton; Rondell Overton; and Shane Overton Sr. Ray Jr. died on 05/23/2011 at Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Dauphin County, PA, and was interred within the Zion Red Church cemetery, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, PA. His obituary reads in part: "Ray "Tommy" G. Overton Jr., 62, of Auburn, PA..." but does not clarify if he was a resident of the town of Auburn, or if he lived in an Auburn-R.D. address such as Lake Wynonah; as a result, his ties to the immediate Auburn-area are uncertain. |