K.I.A. (Killed In Action)
Updated 10/05/2023
Throughout history there have been more than 1,300,000 American men and women that have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
Unfortunately, any type of military conflict comes at too high of a cost. Since the beginning of history, soldiers have been taken prisoner of war, become missing during battle never to be seen again, are wounded or even horribly maimed during conflict, and perhaps most tragically, too many soldiers have been killed...giving their life while fighting for their cause. This webpage is dedicated to those soldiers, listed below, who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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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 Killed In Action (K.I.A.)
CIVIL WAR:
Berger, Henry - Private; Company F, 116th Regiment; Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; served from 02/19/1864 to 05/10/1864; Killed In Action (K.I.A.) at the Po River.
Military records indicate that Henry was 5'8" with brown eyes and that his civilian occupation was that of a laborer. (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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Berger, John A. - Private; Company F; 116th Regiment; 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 (K.I.A.) 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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Brommer, David* - Private; Company F; 116th Regiment; Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; served from 02/19/1864 until 05/1864?; reported Missing In Action (M.I.A.) at the Battle of the Spotsylvania Courthouse; actually was a Prisoner Of War (P.O.W.) within the Andersonville Prison; died while in captivity (date uncertain) (K.I.A.).
David Brommer is believed to have been born circa 1849 and to have died circa May, 1864 in the Andersonville Prison, exact date of death uncertain. He may be interred within an unknown site somewhere near the prison site in Macon County, Georgia. |
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Diefenderfer, Christian - Corporal; Company F; 116th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; he served in the military from 02/19/1864 to 11/04/1864; he was captured at Reams Station, Virginia on 08/25/1864; was a Prisoner of War (P.O.W.) and held in Salisbury, North Carolina until he died in captivity on 11/04/1864 (K.I.A.). The website findagrave.com indicates that Christian was buried in a mass grave at the Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC and no individual grave marker exists for him.
Christian was born on 01/28/1826 in Macungie, Lehigh County, PA. He married Elizabeth F. Kimmel Diefenderfer. They had the following children: Annie Elizabeth Diefenderfer Bickley, Benjamin Diefenderfer, Esther Jane Diefenderfer, George Clinton Diefenderfer, John Andrew Diefenderfer, Lewis K. Diefenderfer and Mary Alice Diefenderfer Shoener. The website findagrave.com has information that his daughter Mary was born in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA, so a presumption has been made that the Christian Diefenderfer family resided there for a short period of time. Christian's military record reflects that his civilian occupation involved that of a "railroad". Christian's date and place of death are mentioned previously within this article. No pictures are available at this time of Christian's final resting place. |
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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 Prisoner Of War (P.O.W.) on that date; and having died in captivity (K.I.A.) 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. |
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Hoffman, Simon George - Private; Company G; 27th Regiment; Pennsylvania Military Infantry; served from 07/19/1863 to 07/31/1863; & Company K; 48th Regiment; Pennsylvania Infantry; served from 02/26/1864 until 04/02/1865; listed as Killed In Action (K.I.A.) (date of death uncertain) from wounds he received on 04/02/1865 at the Battle of Petersburg, Fauquier County, Virginia due to a musket-ball striking him in the forehead.
Simon George Hoffman was born circa 1831 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Jonathan Hoffman and Sarah Scherdel Hoffman. He was a brother of Heinrich Hoffman and Maria Anna Hoffman. He married Catharine Kline Hoffman Reinheimer in 1850. They had the following children: Emmy Rebeca Hoffman, Lewis McClellen Hoffman, Mary Katherine Hoffman Ludwig, Rose Jane Hoffman Mengel, Sally An Hoffman, Simon Ellsworth Hoffman, Vally Welera Hoffman and Wellington Morris Hoffman. Simon died from wounds he received on 04/02/1865 during his military service; his exact date of death is uncertain and his site of interment is also uncertain, but possibly in the Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Simon's widow (Catharine) filed for survivor's benefits from the military for her and her five surviving minor children on 09/30/1865. |
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. |
Martz, Samuel - Private; Company C; 50th Regiment; PA Infantry; enlisted on 02/19/1864; listed as Killed In Action (K.I.A.) on 05/06/1864 in the Battle of the Wilderness from a gunshot wound.
Samuel was estimated to have been born circa 1838. In 1861, he married Isabella Dierolf Martz Oswald Mengel. They had three children: Anna Maria Martz Reichert; Mary Elizabeth Martz and Samuel Lincoln Martz. Samuel died in Virgina on 05/06/1864; leaving his widow with three children ages three years old or younger. His remains are believed to rest in an unknown location within Virginia. |
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Moyer, Daniel Jr.* - Sergeant, Company F; 116th Regiment; Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; began service 02/19/1864; listed as Missing In Action (M.I.A.) on 05/12/1864 and believed to have been captured at Spotsylvania, Virginia; he is believed to have died in captivity on 11/01/1864 (K.I.A.).
Daniel Jr. was born on 11/29/1810 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Daniel Moyer Sr. and Elizabeth Drace Moyer (Daniel's first wife). He was a brother of Elisabeth Meyer (Moyer), Elizabeth Moyer Mertz, Joseph Moyer, Mary Moyer Meck and William K. Moyer. Daniel Jr. was a half-sibling of Adolph F. Moyer, Elisabeth M. Moyer, Hannah Tomasin Moyer Mengel, Jacob K. Meyer (Moyer), Leannah Moyer, Mary Sybilla Moyer Mengel, Molinda Elizabeth Moyer, Samuel B. Moyer and William Hiram Moyer. Daniel Jr. married Rebecca Stout Moyer. They had the following childen: Diana Moyer Borkey, Ellen Rebecca Moyer Auman, James M. Moyer and William Francis Moyer. Military records indicate that Daniel Jr. was 5' 1/2" and had a civilian occupation of mason. He died in captivity circa 11/01/1864 and is presumed to have been buried in a mass grave in Andersonville, Buckingham County, Virginia. (NOTE: No individual grave marker exists for this veteran). |
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Moyer, Jonathan Y. - Private; Company G; 116th Regiment; Pennsylvania Infantry; enlisted on 02/20/1864; listed as Wounded In Action (W.I.A.) at Cold Harbor, Virginia, on 06/03/1864; died at White House, Virginia from complications from the same battle injuries on 08/12/1864 (K.I.A.).
Jonathan is memorialized in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia. |
Reichert, William N. - Co. K; 56th PA Infantry Regiment; 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 believed 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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Shaw, Joseph - Began service 03/22/1864; listed as Killed In Action (K.I.A.) on 07/18/1864 at the Battle of Snicker's Ferry, Clarke County, Virginia. Interred within the Winchester National Cemetery, Winchester, Winchester City, Frederick County, Virginia. Born circa 1839 or 1840. Military records list him as 5'10"; sandy hair; blue eyes; with a civilian occupation of farmer.
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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 injuries 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. |
WWI:
Auchey, Theodore Richard - Company D; 145th Regiment; listed as Killed In Action (K.I.A.); he died on 11/01/1918 in Belgium.
Theodore Richard Auchey was born 12/19/1888 in Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Jonathan Auchey and Caroline Freeman Auchey. He was a brother of Alice M. Auchey Ebling, Bertha M. Auchey Walker, Charles M. Auchey, Dianna V. Auchey Emerich, Gertrude Esther Auchey Stripe and Mary Ann Auchey Pfiefly. Theodore died in Belgium and was interred within the St. Paul's Church cemetery, Summer Hill Road, South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Morrison, Joseph 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: March 2, 1894: Joseph William Morrison, son of John R. Morrison and Agnes Kissick Morrison, is born in Reading, Pennsylvania. Undetermined: The Morrison family including Joe relocates to Auburn, 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. 1917: Joe believed to have graduated from Lehigh University. 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 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 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 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, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France. |
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WWII:
Berger, Robert Lee* - Private First-Class; Company A; 7th Infantry and/or 271st Infantry; 3rd Division; served from 05/03/1943 (or 05/07/1943) until 02/03/1944; reported Missing In Action (M.I.A.) at Cisterna, Italy on 02/09/1944; reclassified as Killed In Action (K.I.A.) on 02/03/1944 in Cisterna, Italy (the reason for the unusual date discrepancy between when he was actually Killed In Action (K.I.A.), and when he was finally reported as Missing In Action (M.I.A.), is unknown).
Robert Lee Berger was born on 03/18/1924 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Robert Calvin Berger and Nora Mae Dissinger Berger. He was a brother of James L. Berger; Joyce Annette Berger; Lester Alfred Berger; an unidentified infant boy (who lived only two days in 1914); and a second unnamed infant boy who was stillborn in 1927. Robert Lee Berger died on 02/03/1944 in Italy and was interred within the Auburn Church of God Cemetery; Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Boyer, Arlan Alvin - Private; Company M; 310th Infantry Regiment; 78th Infantry Division; "Lightning Brigade"; served from 06/26/1944 until 02/08/1945; listed as Killed In Action (K.I.A.) in the Schmidt and Schwammenauel Dam Engagement on 02/08/1945.
Arlan Alvin Boyer was born on 07/08/1924 in South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Charles Edwin Boyer and Amy Marie Heim Boyer. Arlan died on 02/08/1945 in Schmitt, Landkreis Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany and was interred (or at least memorialized) within the Henri-Chappelle American Cemetery and Memorial; Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liege, Belgium. |
Croll, Howard F. - Staff-sergeant; began service in March, 1943; listed as Killed In Action (K.I.A.) in France on 08/08/1944.
Howard F. Croll was born on 12/16/1912 in Mill Creek, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Oliver Franklin Croll and Catherine (or Kathryn) Umberger Croll Homewood. He was a brother of Earl Lyman Croll (who lived only seven months, eight days); Harry Croll; Lawrence Wilbert Croll (who also served in World War Two); Margaret Cathe-rine Croll Yeager; and Miriam Croll Hasenauer. He was a step-brother of George Washington Croll (who was Killed In Action during World War One - see listing above) and Raymond Ambrose Homewood. Howard married Bernice A. Boyer Croll. Howard was killed on 08/08/1944 and is believed to have been interred (or at least memorialized with a cenotaph) within the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial; Saint-James; Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France. |
Emerich, Guy Edwin - Private First-Class; Company K; 23rd Regiment; 2nd Infantry Division; served from 01/20/1941 until 08/04/1944; Killed In Action (K.I.A.) in France; awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart.
Guy was born on 07/30/1918 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was a son of Archie Edwin Emerich and Mabel Jane Moyer Emerich. He was a brother of Jae Archie Emerich (who died at the age of three years, one month, three weeks after falling into a bucket of scalding water); Leona June Emerich Stephen; and Lita Jane Emerich Adams. Guy was Killed In Action on 08/04/1944 in France and was interred within the Zions Red Church cemetery, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Fabian, Michael - Private First-Class; Company G; 15th U.S. Infantry Regiment; listed as having been Killed In Action (K.I.A.) from wounds received at Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy on 02/16/1944.
Michael Fabian was born on 11/09/1920 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of John Fabian and Anna Fabian. He died on 02/16/1944 in Italy and was interred within the Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams 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 (K.I.A.) on 03/09/1945 and was interred within the Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton, Berks County, PA. |
Knarr, Ivan - Corporal; 331st Infantry; 83rd Division; listed as Killed In Action (K.I.A.) on 07/19/1944 in Normandy, France.
Ivan Knarr was born on 07/02/1916 in Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Lester Daniel Knarr and Amy M. Miller Anderson. He was a brother of Treva Knarr and Viola Knarr Gouldner, and a step-brother of Sterling (Knarr?). Ivan was Killed In Action (K.I.A.) on 07/19/1944 and is believed to be interred, or at least memorialized, in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France. An entry on the website findagrave.com contains the following obituary "PFC Ivan Knarr, son of Mrs. Amy Moyer, Main Street, Schuylkill Haven, who made his home with the A. H. Heim family, Auburn R. D. has been killed in action in France on July 19 according to word received by his mother on Wednesday. PFC Knarr enlisted in the service in January 1941 and was trained at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin and Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky and left for duty overseas in April. He was a member of an infantry group and had been stationed in England prior to the invasion of France. He was an active member of Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, Summer Hill and was a member of the Luther League of the Church and a choir member. He is survived by his mother and one step brother, Sterling, serving in the Navy and two sisters, Mrs. Viola Gouldner and Treva." |
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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Long, Luther James - Gunners Mate Third-Class; U.S. Navy; served from 01/05/1942 until 05/03/1945; served in Aleutians; Guadacanal; Hollandia; Marshals; North Africa; Russia and Turkey; served aboard a Destroyer and Mine-Layer in the Pacific Ocean arena; awarded four campaign ribbons with nine battle stars; listed as Killed In Action (K.I.A.) at Okinawa, Japan on 05/03/1945.
Luther James Long was born on 09/10/1915 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Adam Henry Long and Jennie Alma Custard Long. He was a brother of Clayton Henry Long, Elizabeth M. Long Minnich and Floyd L. Long. Luther died on 05/03/1945 and was memorialized with an inscription upon a monument at the Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii; his remains are believed to rest elsewhere. |
Long, Paul Daniel - Sergeant; 105th Infantry; served from 06/04/1943 until 04/30/1945; listed as Killed In Action (K.I.A.) in Okinawa, Japan on 04/30/1945.
Paul Daniel Long was born on 01/01/1925 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Henry Benjamin Long and Hannah C. Snayberger Long. He was a brother of Harold Frederick Long. Paul was killed on 04/30/1945 and was memorialized within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii; as well as within the St. John's Church cemetery; Rt. 895; West Brunswick Township; Schuylkill County; PA. His remains are believed to rest elsewhere. |
Luckenbill, Ray Edward Jr. - Private First-Class; Company K; 3rd Battalion; 8th Regiment; 2nd Division; U.S. Marines Reserves; served as Infantry; served from 04/30/1943 until 08/02/1944; listed as Killed In Action (K.I.A.) at Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands, South Pacific on 08/02/1944.
Ray Edward Luckenbill Jr. was born on 02/11/1924 in Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Ray E. Luckenbill Sr. and Katherine I. Deck Luckenbill. Ray Jr. died on 08/02/1944 in the South Pacific and was memorialized with a grave marker in the Schuylkill Haven Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA; as well as being memorialized within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. His remains are believed to rest elsewhere. Ray was one of two World War Two military servicemen after whom the Staller-Luckenbill VFW Post #3975 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was named. |
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Mengel, Daniel Lester - Master-Sergeant; 27th Troop Carrier Squadron; U.S. Army Air Corps; served as a mechanic; served from 09/24/1940 until 09/23/1944; served in China and India; listed as Killed In Action (K.I.A.) in China on 09/23/1944.
Daniel Lester Mengel was born on 01/19/1919 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Lester Daniel Mengel and Ella Iona Ramer Mengel. He was a brother of Ada Frances Mengel Berger and Faye Adelaide Mengel Confer. Daniel married Muriel Evelyn Bonesch Mengel on 09/14/1942. Daniel died on 09/23/1944 in China and was interred within the Memorial Park Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA. |
Mengel, Jay Robert - Corporal; 26th Infantry; 1st Division; U.S. Army; served from 12/07/1941 until 04/15/1943; listed as Killed In Action (K.I.A.) in Tunisia on 04/15/1943.
Jay Robert Mengel was born on 04/21/1921. He was the son of Ellwood Milton Mengel and Elda Bell Walborn Mengel. He was a brother of Kenneth Ray Mengel, Phyllis Ada Mengel Perverzoff and Russell Elwood Mengel. Jay died in Tunisia on 04/15/1943 and was memorialized with a cenotaph within the Auburn Church of God Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA; as well as a memorial cross with interment within the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunisia. |
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Rogers, Clyde - Listed as Killed In Action (K.I.A.). The genealogical research website findagrave.com has no definitive listing for this individual; nor did an Internet Search of the terms "Clyde Rogers" and "Auburn" or "Schuylkill County produce any relevant information; as a result, no further information is available at this time.
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Staller, Marlin E.* - T-Sergeant; 328th Bomber Squadron; 93rd Bomber Group; served as a Chief Engineer; served from 04/23/1941 until sometime in 1944; served in North Africa; listed as having flown fifteen missions over enemy territory; awarded two Air Medals with four Oak Leaf Clusters; initially listed as Missing In Action (M.I.A.) on 01/21/1944; revised to Killed In Action (K.I.A.) on 01/19/1943.
Marlin E. Staller was born on 02/19/1921 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Paul Adam Staller and Ruth Jemima Kamb Staller. He was a brother of Gladys E. Staller Blacker; Janice A. Staller; and Naomi R. Staller Lane. Marlin is one of two military servicemen who were Killed In Action (K.I.A.) during World War Two after whom the Staller-Luckenbill VFW Post #3975 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania was named. Marlin's remains may not have been recovered; he was memorialized within the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia. |
Thomas, Cyril John Elmer - Fireman Second-Class; U.S. Navy Reserves; listed as Killed In Action (K.I.A.) on 12/18/1944.
Cyril John Elmer Thomas was born on 10/16/1914 in Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Albert J. Thomas and Laura Catherine Butz Thomas. He married Eleanor M. Heffner Thomas. Cyril was killed on 12/18/1944 and was memorialized (and possibly interred) within the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines. |
Wenrich, Ernest A. - Private First-Class; 333rd Infantry; 84th Division; U.S. Army; served from 12/19/1942 until 03/03/1945; served in Belgium and Germany; listed as Killed In Action (K.I.A.) on 03/03/1945 in Tönisvorst, Kreis Viersen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Ernest A. Wenrich was born on 07/09/1913 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Charles Oscar Wenrich and Laura Mellon Wenrich. He was a brother of an unnamed infant female (1915 - 1915), Luther Allen Wenrich, Mary Elizabeth Wenrich Witmier and William H. Wenrich. Ernest married Jane Elizabeth Seigfried Wenrich Picardi. Ernest died on 03/03/1945 and was memorialized (and possibly interred) within the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands. |
Vietnam:
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; posthumously awarded the Purple Heart; upgraded to Killed In Action (K.I.A.) after having died from the wounds. 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 (K.I.A.) 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." |
Military Service Deaths (non-conflict related):
(NOTE: Although technically not a "K.I.A." death, this webpage is devoted to ANY individual who died while actively serving in the military, whether or not it was due to injuries inflicted during a conflict.)
Briegel, George (also spelled "Briggle" & "Brigle") - Private; Company A; 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; served from either 08/09/1861 or 09/17/1861 (conflicting records) until 01/04/1863; listed as "died in service" (possibly K.I.A.?) during the Civil War in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA on 01/04/1863.
George Briegel (or Briggle or Brigle) was born circa either 1833 or 1838 (conflicting records) in Pennsylvania. His military record indicates George was 5'8" and had a civilian occupation of a "boatman". He died in service on 01/04/1863 and was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Brommer, Earl Lester - Sergeant; Band; 2nd CA; possibly Killed In Action (K.I.A.) on 02/14/1945 since he served during World War II and his date of death was during World War Two.
Earl Lester Brommer was born on 10/18/1911. He was the son of Harry Franklin Brommer and Mary Angelina Lutz Brommer. He was a brother of Edna Brommer Berger and Joseph A. Brommer. Earl died during World War II and was interred within the St. Paul's Church cemetery; Summer Hill Road, South Manheim Township; Schuylkill County; PA. |
Carl, Harold R. - Private; Battery K; 71st C.A.A.A.; listed within this webpage as a result of having died while in military service during a period of military conflict, although not technically "Killed In Action" (K.I.A.); Harold was electrocuted when a flag pole he was carrying made contact with electrical wires in the District of Columbia.
Harold R. Carl was born 10/20/1919 in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of Morris R. Carl and Rose Mabel Reber Carl. He was a brother of Anna A. Carl Webber, Earl R. Carl and Maude Mabel Carl Wenz. Harold died while in military service during World War Two on 06/14/1943 in the District of Columbia and was interred within the St. John's cemetery; Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Kerschner, Russell S. - Private; U.S. Marines; served from 08/1955 until 10/01/1955; "died of natural causes while in service (K.I.A.) at Parris Island".
Russell S. Kerschner was born on 09/29/1934 in Pennsylvania. He was the son of Harrison Frederick Kerschner and Annie R. Dissinger Kerschner. He was a brother of Betty J. Kerschner Schaub, Ethel E. Kerschner Zimmerman and George Theodore Kerschner. Russell died on 10/01/1955 at Parris Island, Port Royal, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Rt. 895, West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Kramer, John Elmer - Private; Company B; 3rd Developmental Battalion; 155th D.B.; served from 07/23/1918 until 10/03/1918; listed as having "died while in service (K.I.A.) during the Influenza Pandemic" (Spanish Flu) on 10/03/1918.
John Elmer Kramer was born on 04/13/1896 in Schuylkill County, PA. He was the son of George Kramer and Elizabeth Shoener Kramer. He was a brother of Alice Kramer Fisher, Amanda Kramer Fisher, Harry Kramer, Katie Kramer Faust, Pheope (Pheobe) Kramer Wenerich Wildemuth (or Wildermuth) and Samuel Kramer. John "died while in service during the Influenza Pandemic" during World War (One) on 10/03/1918. His place of death is listed as Rives, Prince George's County, Maryland; he was interred within the Auburn Church of God cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Long, Herbert E. - Corporal; Company M; 29th Infantry; 17th Division; served from 11/28/1915 until 10/14/1918 when he died while in military service from bronco pneumonia...possibly caused by the Spanish Flu pandemic that was prevalent across the nation that year (Killed In Action - K.I.A.).
Herbert was born on 04/22/1895 in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, PA. He was a son of Preston Benjamin Long and Kate Amelia Berger Long. He was a brother of Jennie Emma Long Werner; Robert Milton Long; Sally E. Long Fritz; and Stella M. Long Rhine. Herbert died on 10/14/1918 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana (it is unclear as to whether he died in the city named Rapides Parish or within the "parish", which is similar to a county, named Rapides Parish), and was interred within the Auburn Church of God cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |
Raush, Emanuel - Private; Company G; 27th Regiment; Pennsylvania Infantry; enlisted on 06/22/1863 and died while in service (K.I.A.) during the Civil War of typhoid fever at the Academy Hospital in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania on 07/26/1863.
Emanuel was born on 09/14/1840. He was the (illegitimate?) son of Benjamin Rausch and Catharine William. Emanuel died in service on 07/26/1863 and has a grave marker located within St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA, but it is uncertain as to whether his body was recovered and interred within the cemetery. |
Reber, Gregory George - Corporal; U.S. Marines; served from 07/14/1982 until 10/15/1985; died while in service (K.I.A.) when the Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight in which he was riding crashed into Onslow Bay, North Carolina during a training operation.
Gregory George Reber was born on 10/07/1964 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of George Milton Reber Jr. and Joyce C. Rubright Reber. He was a brother of David J. Reber and Kevin C. Reber. Gregory died on 10/15/1985 and was interred within the St. Paul's Church cemetery, Summer Hill Road, South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, PA. |
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Reppert, Amos - Company F; 116th Regiment; Pennsylvania Infantry; listed as "died in service" (K.I.A.) during the Civil War at the New York Harbor Hospital on 10/27/1864 (cause of death not listed so it is unknown if this classifies as a "W.I.A." turned "K.I.A." or his death was due to other reasons).
Amos Reppert is believed to have been born circa 1837 in Pennsylvania. He died while in service during the Civil War of unknown cause on 10/27/1864. He was interred within the St. John's Church cemetery, Cemetery Road, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. |