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Zajicek also disclosed he was wounded dur- ing the fighting in Italy and has received the Purple Heart decoration - becoming the first Crown Pointer known to have received this honor in this war.
He was inducted in February, 1943, and received his basic training at Camp Wheeler, Ga. His first overseas duty was in North Africa and he subsequently was shipped to Italy, where he now is fighting. Before enter- ing service, he worked as a gauge marker at the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing company plant, Hammond, where his wife now is employed as a clerk.
Sgt. Hulsey Home on Furlough Will Wed Miss Haley
John Hulsey
Hammond Times, December 16, 1943
Sgt. John B. Hulsey, Jr., is going to make the most of his 12-day furlough from Fort Bliss, Tex. The first few days he will spend with his parents and friends and at 7 p. m. Sunday in St. Paul's Lutheran church he will marry Miss Dorothy Haley, 423 Detroit street, Hammond.
Sgt. Hulsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Hulsey, Sr., 4745 Elm avenue, Hammond, ex- pressed regret that his brother, Cpl. George E., stationed in the Pacific area, will not be home for the ceremony. The Hulsey soldier sons are both in anti-aircraft divisions.
Sgt. Hulsey has been in the army for the past 15 months and was promoted to his present rank last November. He said he ex- pects to be sent to another post after his fur- lough period is over.
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HOME ONLY TWO DAYS ON FURLOUGH.
Ed Michniewicz
Hammond Times, December 15, 1943
If you blinked your eyes you might not have seen Ed Michniewicz because his leave at home lasted only two days.
Michniewicz is GM 3 /c of the armed guard unit, the son of Mrs. William Wojciechoski, 1105 - 5th avenue, Roby. Formerly, he worked at the Amaizo plant.
The gunners mate just returned from active duty overseas. He served on merchant ships as part of the naval guard. Ed touched ports in the Middle East and north Africa.
He has two brothers, Stanley and Walter Michniewicz, latter the former football cap- tain at Hammond Clark high school.
SGT. RUBASKY OVER THERE
J. Rubasky
Hammond Times, December 19, 1943
Mrs. John P. Rubasky has heard from her husband, Sgt. J. P. Rubasky, upon his safe arrival somewhere in the South Pacific.
Sgt. Rubasky's wife, the former Marg B. Tirpak, lives at 1924 Front street in Whiting, and works at Standard Oil company where
her husband was employed before his induc- tion.
March 19, 1943, was the date of Sgt. Ru- basky's entrance in the army. He received his basic training at Fort Bragg, N. C.
Sgt. Rubasky is attached to the Quarter- masters Corps, which sees that our army gets what it needs in food, clothing and other supplies.
FIND WRECK OF BRASHER PLANE
R. H. Brasher
Hammond Times, December 19, 1943
Army authorities notified the parents of 2nd Lt. Roy H. Brasher that the wreckage of his bomber missing since Dec. 10, has been sighted between Albuquerque, N. M., and El Paso, Tex., near Mt. Taylor and it would probably be reached by ground forces some time today.
The lieutenant and a crew had started on a cross-country trip from Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 9, to Lovefield, Dal- las, Tex., and then to Big Springs, Tex. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Brasher, 224 Brunswick street, Hammond, had last seen their son Dec. 5, when he arrived for a brief visit.
CPL PASZOTTA IS KILLED IN ITALY
Hammond Times, December 19, 1943
Cpl. Herbert M. Paszotta, 39, attached to a volunteer bomb disposal squad, was killed in Italy as a result of a "vehicle accident," it was learned today. His death occurred last Nov. 11, the war department reported to Mrs.
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J. D. Johnston, 51 Webb street, Hammond, with whom the soldier had roomed.
Cpl. Paszotta
Before entering the army 15 months ago, Paszotta was the Northern Indiana represen- tative of the International Business Machines company. He was well known among Ham- mond business men. He graduated from the University of Illinois and held a bachelor of science degree.
HUNT HOISTED TO P.O.
C. V. Hunt
Hammond Times, December 12, 1943
According to word received by his wife, Charles V. Hunt, an aviation machinist expert serving overseas, has been promoted to petty officer 2/c.
Hunt is the husband of Mrs. Dorothy Hunt, 572 Fayette street, Hammond.
Before shipping over P/O Hunt graduated from aviation machinist school at the naval base in Memphis, Tenn.
Before his enlistment in the navy, he was employed at Lever Brothers. Hunt joined the service in November, 1942. His address is C. A. S. U. No. 9, c/o Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Calif.
MEADOWS HOME AT LAST
J. Meadows
Hammond Times, December 19, 1943
For the first time in nearly two and one- half years, Tech. 5th Grade James D. Meadows is at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Meadows, 6240 California avenue, Hammond. The soldier had been in the Carri- bean area with the medical corps during that time. Meadows enlisted Dec. 28, 1940, and wears two decorations. He is now assigned to Fort Sheridan, Ill.
MAYER HOME FOR 25 DAYS
Sgt. J. Mayer Hammond Times, December 20, 1943
Sgt. Joseph Mayer, after serving in Africa, came home recently to spend a well-earned 25-day furlough with his family.
He is the husband of Mrs. Helen Mayer, 4730 Indianapolis boulevard, East Chicago, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mayer, 1250 - 150th street, Hammond.
Sgt. Mayer served in the African theater with the medical corps for a full year. He re- ceived a good conduct ribbon for his exem- plary service in aiding the army doctors in that active area.
Hammond high school is his alma mater. He worked as salesman before joining up three years ago.
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LT. Grills Piloted Blimp Downed By a Submarine
Hammond Man in Sea-Air Battle
Hammond Times, December 19, 1943
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Kept secret for five months by navy orders, it became known only this week that a former Hammond man was in command of the navy blimp, K-74, when that lighter-than air craft staged a spectacular running battle with a sur- faced Nazi submarine off the east coast in the Atlantic ocean in July.
He is Lt. S/G Nelson Grills, 31-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Garner R. Grills, 14411 South Wentworth avenue, in the Ivanhoe sec- tion of Riverdale. The Grills lived in Ham- mond for 18 years prior to 1938, when they moved to the Illinois city. Lt Grills and his wife and new-born son, Walter Regan, now are stationed in Coral Beach, Fla.
It was in July of this year that the blimp, under Lt. Grills' command, sighted a Nazi
sub surfacing an unnanounced distance from the Atlantic coastline while the blimp was on coast patrol. A ferocious sea-air battle ensued - the blimp hovering over the sub and drop- ping depth charges and the German U-boat crew shelling the flying ship.
Several of the U-boat's shells struck the blimp, forcing it into a crash landing. Only one of the men aboard was lost, however, the rest gaining shore. Whether or not the depth charges materially damaged the submarine was not announced.
In true navy style, Lt. Grills refused to dis- cuss the battle with one of his two sisters, Miss Ruth Grills, who was visiting with him at the time. He confined his comments on the blimp-sub encounter to exactly what the navy
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department permitted newspapers to print, Miss Grills said, and would not elaborate further.
Lt. Grills attained a measure of fame once before while he was attending New York's Columbia university, where he received a doc- tor's degree in law, when he and his wife were pictured as a typical American family in a national magazine article titled, "How Amer- icans Live." He entered the service two years ago after having passed his bar examination.
He is a graduate of Hammond high school, as are both his sisters, Ruth, who works for Marshall Field and company, and Miss Mary Grills, who serves with the American Red Cross. Their father was employed at the Twin City yards of the Indiana Harbor Belt rail- road as foreman of the car shop repair crew while he lived in Hammond and, since moving to Riverdale, holds the same position in the Blue Island yards of that railway company. While in Hammond he was active with several lodges and civic groups.
CALUMET CITY MARINE JUST HOME
Wm. Korupinski Hammond Times, December 20, 1943
Trifles like gunshot wounds in the shoulder and shrapnel in the leg are - well, they're just trifles to Pfc. William J. "Bill" Korupin- ski. He's homesick. And that's important.
So writes Bill, former Thornton Fractional
high school athlete, to his sister, Mrs. Frank Rose, of 556 Douglas avenue, Calumet City. Bill enlisted in the U. S. marines 'way back in 1940 and was sent to Iceland long before the war started. He got a brief furlough in Feb- ruary, 1942, but since then has been on duty in the southwest Pacific.
And such duty! Guadalcanal, Tarawa - these names tell but little of Bill's exciting war experiences. And Bill isn't one to brag. He was one of the first marines to land on the Sol- omon islands, with the invasion of Aug. 1, 1942. He fought at Guadalcanal and Tulogi and was sent to New Zealand to recuperate from a touch of malaria. Here he was billeted with "some of the swellest people you could want to know."
Sent back to service, he was wounded in the fighting at Tarawa, although his sister didn't hear about it at the time. Her letter received yesterday states he is in a naval hospital in Hawaii recovering from his injuries.
"I'm sleeping in a clean bed with a real pil- low and white sheets, and the food is good," he writes exultantly from the hospital. "But it gets monotonous in time and you will please me by sending me lots of mail. My wounds are nothing at all, and there is no cause for anxiety."
Bill, who is 23, lived in Chicago before he came to live with his sister, Mrs. Rose, in Calu- met City. He has another sister, Mrs. Stanley Fotos, and a brother Leonard, in Calumet City. Bill was quite an athlete at Thornton Fractional, being awarded a medal for wrest- ling before graduating in 1940.
About that mail Bill wants. His address is: Pfc. William J. Korupinski, U. S. N. Hosp. Navy No. 10, Ward A-1. C/o Fleet post office, San Francisco, Calif.
Mrs. Rose has received a lot of pictures from New Zealand, including some of the hospital folk who were so good to Bill. The photos and a big pile of Bill's graphic war letters are fiilling a good-sized scrapbook.
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ELMORE BACK ON DECK
J. B. Elmore
Hammond Times, December 21, 1943
QM 3/c Jack B. Elmore has returned to his ship after spending a 5-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Elmore, 4917 Ash avenue, Hammond, and with his fiancee, Miss Lucille Conners, 4747 Ash avenue.
Jack received his petty officer rating after completing his second convoy duty to north Africa. He has been serving in the navy for nine months.
Great Lakes was the scene of his prelim- inary "boot" training, after which he went on active duty on the high seas.
CHAPLAIN ARRIVES IN ENGLAND
R. Prohl
Hammond Times, December 21, 1943
Chaplain Russell Prohl, native Hammond minister who has been serving with the army for the past two years, has arrived safely in England and now is stationed with a medical battalion, his wife, Elra, living with their three children at Lake Dale Carlia, was ad- vised this week.
Chaplain Prohl, who holds a commission as a first lieutenant, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Prohl, 4304 Hohman avenue, Hammond. He received his theological training at Fort Wayne and at Springfield, Ill., and shortly afterwards received a post as pastor of the Redeemer Lutheran church at Cleveland, O. He was sent to England four weeks ago.
Chaplain Prohl's present address is 0-443- 947, 53rd medical battalion, APO 305, in care of the postmaster at New York City, N. Y.
SISTER TAKES UP THE TORCH
T. Fleming
Hammond Times, December 21, 1943
Two years ago, when Seaman 2/c David Fleming, of Hammond, lost his life in the Jap bombing of Pearl Harbor, his 18-year-old sister, Thelma, made a solemn vow to help avenge her brother's death some day somehow.
A few months later the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was organized. Thelma was three years too young to join, but she patiently bided her time.
Then the WAAC dropped an "A" and on Sept. 1 became a component of the army. The enlistment age was lowered from 21 to 20.
Thelma visited the WAC recruiting office recently and now it's Pvt. Thelma Fleming.
"I'm in here to do my best for Davie," she says.
Pvt. Fleming is taking basic training at first WAC training center, Fort Des Moines, Ia., with the All-states group of WAC's from Indiana.
Prior to her enlistment she worked at a war plant in Hammond. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Fleming, 708 Cherry street, Hammond.
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War Mothers Send Lap-Robes to Wounded Vets
Hammond Times, December 21, 1943
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Highland members of Mothers of World War II are shown with lap robes they have made for wounded veterans now confined to the veterans' hospital at Marion, Ind. Material for the robes was furnished by patriotically- inclined residents of Highland and converted into the attractive robes by the war mothers, who will continue their project as long as they receive necessary materials with which to
work. Pictured looking over their handwork are: Mrs. R. E. Bovard, unit chairman, whose son is in the army; Mrs. Berry Sporman, mother of Sgt. Leonard Sporman, 25, who was killed in north Africa, and Pfc. Frank Spor- man, who now is in Camp Forrest, Tenn .; Mrs. Noble North, who also has a son in the army, and Mrs. Ray Mccullough, whose son is serving in England.
KEER ADVANCED IN NAVY
M. Keer
Hammond Times, December 21, 1943
Promoted a short while ago to coxswain
2/c, Murdock Keer has been serving an over- seas duty for some time.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Keer, Burr street.
Before entering upon his naval career, the new coxswain was employed at Inland Steel corporation in East Chicago.
Keer graduated from Washington high school, Indiana Harbor, in the class of '41.
After taking his boot training at Great Lakes naval training station, Ill., Coxswain Keer was transferred to Norfolk, Va., from where he was shipped on active duty on the ocean.
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BOTH BACK SAFE
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P. Abatie, Jr. J. R. Abatie Hammond Times, January 5, 1944
No better Christmas gift could Mr. and Mrs. Paul Abatie, Sr., have received than to learn their two boys had returned to the states safely. Santa Claus left such a message at their home, 1127 Indiana street, Hammond, in- forming them that Paul, Jr., EM2/c, was spending Christmas with his wife, Josephine, in Boston, where she is employed as crane op- erator in the shipyard. In fact, Paul phoned his folks long distance and sent flowers on Christmas day.
John Robert Abatie, S1/c, too, was heard from, phoning from San Francisco, saying he expects a leave by New Year's day. Both are 2-year vets in the navy, Paul having served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters and John out in the Pacific. They have won stars for action.
IN LAND OF TEA AND MUTTON
C. L. Frazer
Hammond Times, January 5, 1944
Cpl. Carl L. Frazer has landed safely in England according to recent word received by his wife, Mrs. Betty Frazer.
Cpl. Frazer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Frazer, 6431 Euclid avenue, Hammond.
He says he wants all his friends to write him. They may do so by addressing Cpl. Frazer, ASN, 35583148, 872nd Cml., Co., APO 634, c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y.
HAMMONDITE NABS 9 NAZIS Pfc. Fehlberg Uses Ruse to Trap Squadron of Gemany's Super-Men
Pfc. Fehlberg
Hammond Times, January 5, 1944
Single-handedly and despite painful schrap- nel wounds in his hip, Pfc. Guenther Albert Fehlberg, 23-year-old Hammond soldier serv- ing with the American infantry in Italy, cap- tured nine of Germany's supermen by using a ruse.
Yet he doesn't believe he's as good a soldier as was his dad in World War I-because he's been twice wounded.
This belief was expressed in a V-mail letter received yesterday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Fehlberg, 818 Morris street, Ham- mond, shortly after they had received their second telegram in three months from the war department notifying them their son had been wounded in action.
Pfc. Fehlberg, who is stationed with Com- pany C of the 143rd infantry in Italy, first was wounded on Sept. 13 and the last time on Dec. 11, both times by shrapnel, indicating he is in the areas of heaviest fighting. The tele- grams disclosed he has been awarded the Purple Heart decoration with oak leaf palm.
Although he's been in service only slightly more than one year, Pfc. Fehlberg apparently has mastered many useful tricks to work upon the enemy. His V-mail letter told his parents he captured the nine Germans after calling to them in German, making them believe he was a fellow-soldier.
"But, Dad," he wrote, "I guess I'm just not as good a soldier as you are, getting all these wounds."
Educated at Hammond high school and an accountant at the Junior Toy corporation before entering service, Pfc. Fehlberg has a proud brother, Walter, and sister, Irmgard, living with his parents.
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A Bouncing Family, These Decs! 2 Wounded They Snap Right Back
Hammond Times, January 4, 1944
Mrs. Dec
Vince Dec
Walter Dec
Tony Dec
Chester Dec
A Jap sniper picked Chester Dec in the left arm as he scrambled ashore on the Gilbert Islands two months ago.
But Chester is one of the fighting Decs, of 222 Hanover street, Hammond, and the breed is hard to put out of circulation.
Today Chester, 19, a second class seaman in the U. S. Navy is back home on furlough, wearing the Order of the Purple Heart. He's going back to service January 2.
And he is only one of the four sons of Mrs. Julia Dec helping to hand the Axis an outside headache.
The Nips had a go at Pvt. Vincent Dec, 21, a year ago last August at the Battle of Midway Island. Vincent, of the U. S. Marines, was
wounded, but now is recovering in a hospital at Oakland, Calif.
The enemy has still to hear from a couple of other Decs. Sgt. Walter Dec. 25, is sta- tioned in Los Angeles, while Sgt. Anthony L. Dec, 23, is in training at Camp Barkley, Abi- lene, Texas.
Short and snappy was the first chapter of Chester's naval career. Eight months ago he was a civilian in Hammond. Then he went overseas on a transport ship and was among the first of the American amphibian troops to land on the Gilberts.
But wait - there's still a fifth Dec coming up. Young Frank, who lives in Hegewisch, expects to be called soon to the armed forces.
DIDN'T GET A CHRISTMAS PRESENT
J. Kovecsi Hammond Times, January 5, 1944
Everyone is sad that Staff Sgt. Joseph Ko- vecsi, attached to an aviation ordnance supply unit, did not get his Christmas present in Italy. In a letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moses Kovesci of Griffith, he said he wanted to be in Rome Christmas day. Recently promoted Ko- vesci has been in the army for almost two years and overseas 14 months. He also saw ac- tion in Tunisia, and Sicily. He was employed as a millwright at Inland Steel.
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PLAN SERVICE FOR RALPH DAHLKAMP
Ralph Dahlkamp
Hammond Times, January 4, 1944
With funeral plans incomplete, relatives of Sgt. Ralph E. Dahlkamp of Hammond, killed Wednesday when two army bombers crashed near Great Salt Lake, Utah, today awaited arrival of the soldier's body from Wendover field.
Official confirmation of Dahlkamp's death was received by his father, Henry C. Dahl- kamp, of 518 Highland street. The body will reach Hammond Saturday night or Sunday morning and rites will be held Monday or Tuesday from St. Joseph's church, Hammond, Msgr. Francis Jansen officiating.
Dahlkamp, 21, was one of 25 killed when the two four-engined bombers collided. He was a graduate of St. Joseph's parochial school and had been in service a year. He had been employed by the United Boiler, Heating and Foundry company.
daughters, are justly proud of the McHenry contribution to winning the war-and rightly so, wtih their three sons and brothers in serv- ice.
Russell McHenry, 25, entered service with the army on Oct. 15, 1941, and now is sta- tioned in Alaska. He recently wrote his par- ents he is seriously considering homesteading in Alaska after the war.
Bill McHenry
Brother Bill, 26, a corporal stationed at Camp Haan, Calif., has been in service since January, 1942. Before entering service he was employed by the Kraft Cheese company of Green Bay, Wis.
S 1/c Edward, 17, recently embarked from New York for an unknown destination. He is a navy gunner on a merchant marine ship,
THREE BROTHERS SERVE
Hammond Times, December 29, 1943
Rus. McHenry
Mr. and Mrs. Ray McHenry, 7426 Van Buren avenue, Hammond, and their three
Ed McHenry
having trained at the armed guard school at Norfolk, Va. Edward has been in service since last April.
Their three sisters are Mrs. Marie Bresacker of Hessville; Mrs. Margaret Gould of Ham- mond and Mrs. Florence Dawson of Chicago.
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THREE SITNICK SONS IN SERVICE
Island, recently returned to camp after spend- ing nine days visiting with his wife and child at 7009 Kennedy avenue.
Alex
Hammond Times, December 29, 1943
Still another Hammond family is making a three-way contribution to America's effort- with sons of the Steve Sitnicks, 7011 Kennedy avenue, now serving in as many branches of the armed forces.
First of their boys to enter service is Cpl. Steve Sitnick, 28, who has been serving 23 months overseas with the 27th general hospital unit.
Next in line for his country was Sgt. Major Alex Sitnick, 25, who has been serving a year and who now is training as an aviation cadet at Maxwell Field, Ala.
Steve
And the Sitnicks' last contribution was in Victor Sitnick, 31, who now is an electrician's mate, first class, in the navy seabees, having been in service five months.
Victor, who is serving with the 144th bat- talion of seabees at Camp Endicott, Rhode
Victor
HAMMOND SOLDIER DIES FROM INJURY
William Foster
Hammond Times, December 29, 1943
A soldier since 1936, Master Sgt. William Henry Foster died in an Algiers hospital Nov. 26 of injuries received while aboard a ship off Bougie, Tunisia, the war department informed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Foster, Sr., 4327 Hickory street, Hammond, yester- day.
The 27-year-old hero's wife, Laura, and young son, John Henry, 2, live in Tulsa, Okla. Sgt. Foster would have been 28 tomor- row. He was in a command unit.
No details of the accident were included in the war department's telegram although the parents were told a letter explaining how their son met his death will follow.
A graduate of Thornton Fractional high school in Calumet City, class of '36, he has been overseas since Oct. 5 of this year. He re-
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enlisted in 1939 and was sent to an aeronautics school at Tulsa, Okla., where he met his future wife, whom he married January 4, 1940, at Orlando, Fla. He taught as an army air force crew chief until Sept. 5, 1943, when he en- tered commando training.
Other survivors include three sisters, Betty and Ada Foster, and Mrs. Leonard E. Norton, all of Hammond; three brothers, Pfc. Wal- lace J., stationed with a U. S. army unit in England; Robert, Hammond, and John, re- cently honorably discharged from the army, the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Calahan, Calumet City.
CPL. RIGG IN ENGLAND
Arthur Rigs
Hammond Times, December 29, 1943
The face looked familiar, but the size did not. When Mr. and Mrs. Arless Rigg, 825 Bauer street, Hammond, received a picture of their son, Arthur D., recently made a cor- poral technician 5th grade, stationed in Eng- land, his face was the same except for more of it. A letter explained that army life has agreed with him to the extent of gaining 28 pounds. It was their happiest Christmas gift.
HAMMOND PARENTS HEAR HOW THEIR SON DIED
Returned Vet Says Sgt. Schroeder Killed
Hammond Times, January 3, 1944
Hammond parents of an army tank corps sergeant learned indirectly last night of his probable death in the Tunisian campaign when his tank was attacked and burned while
trying to negotiate a treacherous pass in north Africa.
Thought to be dead-although official con- firmation has not yet been forwarded by the war department-is Sgt. John Schroeder, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schroeder, 4638 Johnson street. Sgt. Schroeder had been re- ported as missing since Feb. 15.
Sgt. J. Schroeder
The Schroeders and their daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Siegel, who lives with them, learned of Sgt. Schroeder's probable death when an- other tank corps man who served alongside him returned to his home in Chicago on a medical furlough.
Asking his name not be released by the family, the returned veteran declared he saw Sgt. Schroeder die after his tank was attacked by enemy anti-tank units in north Africa. The soldier said Schroeder was so badly wounded he died almost immediately.
As proof of his assertions, the soldier dis- played a photograph of Sgt. Schroeder, a pic- ture of his girl friend, who lives in New York City, and a notebook notation by Schroeder listing his name, his parents' names and their address-which he gave to the returned vet- eran at the start of the campaign for use in just such an emergency.
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