Lt. R. Stephenson is a War Casualty
The death in the pacific area of Lt. Roland Wayne Stephenson was reported last week Thursday by the war department to his wife, the former Eileen Moehrke, who, with her 8 weeks old daughter, Joanne, is making her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Moehrke, Route 1, Chilton. No details were given other than to say his death occurred June 15.
Lt. Stephenson is the second member of his family to give their lives in the present war. His Brother, Capt. Glenwood Stephenson, preceded him in death overseas in 1942. He was two other brothers in the service, S/Sgt. Clyde, who is with the U.S. Marine Corps, and Sgt. Stewart, who is a member of the U.S. Air Corps. Another brother, David, and a sister Lillian, are at home in Milwaukee.
Lt. Stephenson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon B. Stephenson, 526 N. 45th St., Milwaukee, both of whom survive him. He is a grandson of Fred Aebischer of Gravesville and a nephew of Eva Aebischer. He had spent a good deal of time in this vicinity and was well known here.
Lt. Stephenson was born Sept. 18, 1918, in Milwaukee. He attended the Milwaukee State Teachers college in 1939 and 1940 and the University of Wisconsin from 1940 until his graduation in January, 1943. He was a member of the Society of American Engineers and of the Pi Mu Epsilon fraternity.
After his graduation from the University of Wisconsin he became employed as a mechanical engineer at the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. , Inglewood, California, where he remained until January 1944.
He married Miss Eileen Moehrke in Inglewood on may 15, 1943.
He was commissioned as an ensign in the United States naval reserve in January 1944, after which he received two months of training and indoctrination at Fort Schuyler, N.Y. From there she was sent to the navy yard at Washington, D.C., and from there to the naval air training station at Jacksonville, Fla. He was sent overseas in January 1945.
He received the promotion to the rank of lieutenant, Junior grade, only a week before his death.
Chilton Times - June 28, 1945
The death in the pacific area of Lt. Roland Wayne Stephenson was reported last week Thursday by the war department to his wife, the former Eileen Moehrke, who, with her 8 weeks old daughter, Joanne, is making her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Moehrke, Route 1, Chilton. No details were given other than to say his death occurred June 15.
Lt. Stephenson is the second member of his family to give their lives in the present war. His Brother, Capt. Glenwood Stephenson, preceded him in death overseas in 1942. He was two other brothers in the service, S/Sgt. Clyde, who is with the U.S. Marine Corps, and Sgt. Stewart, who is a member of the U.S. Air Corps. Another brother, David, and a sister Lillian, are at home in Milwaukee.
Lt. Stephenson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon B. Stephenson, 526 N. 45th St., Milwaukee, both of whom survive him. He is a grandson of Fred Aebischer of Gravesville and a nephew of Eva Aebischer. He had spent a good deal of time in this vicinity and was well known here.
Lt. Stephenson was born Sept. 18, 1918, in Milwaukee. He attended the Milwaukee State Teachers college in 1939 and 1940 and the University of Wisconsin from 1940 until his graduation in January, 1943. He was a member of the Society of American Engineers and of the Pi Mu Epsilon fraternity.
After his graduation from the University of Wisconsin he became employed as a mechanical engineer at the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. , Inglewood, California, where he remained until January 1944.
He married Miss Eileen Moehrke in Inglewood on may 15, 1943.
He was commissioned as an ensign in the United States naval reserve in January 1944, after which he received two months of training and indoctrination at Fort Schuyler, N.Y. From there she was sent to the navy yard at Washington, D.C., and from there to the naval air training station at Jacksonville, Fla. He was sent overseas in January 1945.
He received the promotion to the rank of lieutenant, Junior grade, only a week before his death.
Chilton Times - June 28, 1945
Lt. R. Stephenson is a War Casualty
The death in the pacific area of Lt. Roland Wayne Stephenson was reported last week Thursday by the war department to his wife, the former Eileen Moehrke, who, with her 8 weeks old daughter, Joanne, is making her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Moehrke, Route 1, Chilton. No details were given other than to say his death occurred June 15.
Lt. Stephenson is the second member of his family to give their lives in the present war. His Brother, Capt. Glenwood Stephenson, preceded him in death overseas in 1942. He was two other brothers in the service, S/Sgt. Clyde, who is with the U.S. Marine Corps, and Sgt. Stewart, who is a member of the U.S. Air Corps. Another brother, David, and a sister Lillian, are at home in Milwaukee.
Lt. Stephenson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon B. Stephenson, 526 N. 45th St., Milwaukee, both of whom survive him. He is a grandson of Fred Aebischer of Gravesville and a nephew of Eva Aebischer. He had spent a good deal of time in this vicinity and was well known here.
Lt. Stephenson was born Sept. 18, 1918, in Milwaukee. He attended the Milwaukee State Teachers college in 1939 and 1940 and the University of Wisconsin from 1940 until his graduation in January, 1943. He was a member of the Society of American Engineers and of the Pi Mu Epsilon fraternity.
After his graduation from the University of Wisconsin he became employed as a mechanical engineer at the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. , Inglewood, California, where he remained until January 1944.
He married Miss Eileen Moehrke in Inglewood on may 15, 1943.
He was commissioned as an ensign in the United States naval reserve in January 1944, after which he received two months of training and indoctrination at Fort Schuyler, N.Y. From there she was sent to the navy yard at Washington, D.C., and from there to the naval air training station at Jacksonville, Fla. He was sent overseas in January 1945.
He received the promotion to the rank of lieutenant, Junior grade, only a week before his death.
Chilton Times - June 28, 1945
The death in the pacific area of Lt. Roland Wayne Stephenson was reported last week Thursday by the war department to his wife, the former Eileen Moehrke, who, with her 8 weeks old daughter, Joanne, is making her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Moehrke, Route 1, Chilton. No details were given other than to say his death occurred June 15.
Lt. Stephenson is the second member of his family to give their lives in the present war. His Brother, Capt. Glenwood Stephenson, preceded him in death overseas in 1942. He was two other brothers in the service, S/Sgt. Clyde, who is with the U.S. Marine Corps, and Sgt. Stewart, who is a member of the U.S. Air Corps. Another brother, David, and a sister Lillian, are at home in Milwaukee.
Lt. Stephenson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon B. Stephenson, 526 N. 45th St., Milwaukee, both of whom survive him. He is a grandson of Fred Aebischer of Gravesville and a nephew of Eva Aebischer. He had spent a good deal of time in this vicinity and was well known here.
Lt. Stephenson was born Sept. 18, 1918, in Milwaukee. He attended the Milwaukee State Teachers college in 1939 and 1940 and the University of Wisconsin from 1940 until his graduation in January, 1943. He was a member of the Society of American Engineers and of the Pi Mu Epsilon fraternity.
After his graduation from the University of Wisconsin he became employed as a mechanical engineer at the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. , Inglewood, California, where he remained until January 1944.
He married Miss Eileen Moehrke in Inglewood on may 15, 1943.
He was commissioned as an ensign in the United States naval reserve in January 1944, after which he received two months of training and indoctrination at Fort Schuyler, N.Y. From there she was sent to the navy yard at Washington, D.C., and from there to the naval air training station at Jacksonville, Fla. He was sent overseas in January 1945.
He received the promotion to the rank of lieutenant, Junior grade, only a week before his death.
Chilton Times - June 28, 1945
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