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Lieut Hjalmer Leroy Molner

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Lieut Hjalmer Leroy Molner

Birth
Wisconsin, USA
Death
7 Apr 1945 (aged 23)
Germany
Burial
Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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WI 2nd LT 452 Bomb Group H 728 Bomb 52 8th Air Force WWII
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Lt. Hjalmer Molner.
Funeral services for 2nd Lt. Hjalmer Molner, son of Mrs. Margaret Molner, Eau Claire, whose body was recently found near the scene of the crash of his plane shot down during World War II in Germany, will be held Saturday.
Under escort of Lt. James T. Walker, the casket arrived Wednesday, May 12, from Jersey City, and was taken in charge by the Goodrich Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2p.m. from the Goodrich Funeral Home, Rev. Pankow officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul's Church Cemetery.
Found in The Dunn County newspaper.
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Lt. Molner Is Reported Dead
Dunn County News. February 13, 1946.
Lt. Hjalmer Molner
The War Department has officially declared Lt. Hjalmer Molner, Menomonie, as killed in action in the service of his country on April 7, 1945. A telegram bringing that message was received Tuesday by his mother, Mrs. Margaret Molner, who now resides in Eau Clair.
Lt. Molner, Army Air Corps pilot, had been reported as missing in action since April 7, of last year following an air attack on the enemy in which his crew took part.
Survivors besides his mother are two brothers, Laverne, who served with the Marine Corps in the Pacific, and Duane who served in the European theather three years. The menn's mother, Mrs Margaret Molner, served in the WAC and during most of the time during the war all four members of the family were in the service. Also surviving are grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schoenoff, Tenth Street, with whom Lt. Molner lived during the time he attended grade school, high school and Stout Intitute in Menomonie.
Lt. Molner enlisted in the service in August 1940 and after receiving training in radio work at several camps, he shipped to the Pacific to take part in the early phases of the war serving 14 months in the theater as radio operator and side gunner.
He returned to the States and for a time served as instructor. Later he was accepted for cadet training and received a commision and became a pilot. He then shipped to the European theather where he made the supreme sacrifice to his country.
WI 2nd LT 452 Bomb Group H 728 Bomb 52 8th Air Force WWII
SSAM and 30 OLC-PH
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lt. Hjalmer Molner.
Funeral services for 2nd Lt. Hjalmer Molner, son of Mrs. Margaret Molner, Eau Claire, whose body was recently found near the scene of the crash of his plane shot down during World War II in Germany, will be held Saturday.
Under escort of Lt. James T. Walker, the casket arrived Wednesday, May 12, from Jersey City, and was taken in charge by the Goodrich Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2p.m. from the Goodrich Funeral Home, Rev. Pankow officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul's Church Cemetery.
Found in The Dunn County newspaper.
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Lt. Molner Is Reported Dead
Dunn County News. February 13, 1946.
Lt. Hjalmer Molner
The War Department has officially declared Lt. Hjalmer Molner, Menomonie, as killed in action in the service of his country on April 7, 1945. A telegram bringing that message was received Tuesday by his mother, Mrs. Margaret Molner, who now resides in Eau Clair.
Lt. Molner, Army Air Corps pilot, had been reported as missing in action since April 7, of last year following an air attack on the enemy in which his crew took part.
Survivors besides his mother are two brothers, Laverne, who served with the Marine Corps in the Pacific, and Duane who served in the European theather three years. The menn's mother, Mrs Margaret Molner, served in the WAC and during most of the time during the war all four members of the family were in the service. Also surviving are grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schoenoff, Tenth Street, with whom Lt. Molner lived during the time he attended grade school, high school and Stout Intitute in Menomonie.
Lt. Molner enlisted in the service in August 1940 and after receiving training in radio work at several camps, he shipped to the Pacific to take part in the early phases of the war serving 14 months in the theater as radio operator and side gunner.
He returned to the States and for a time served as instructor. Later he was accepted for cadet training and received a commision and became a pilot. He then shipped to the European theather where he made the supreme sacrifice to his country.


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