Captain Arthur E. Halfpapp, 23, of Steelton was killed in combat in April of 1945 during WWII and is finally being brought home.
He was born on July 1, 1921 and was the son of the late Grace Halfpapp.
He is survived by a nephew, Rev. Jack W. Sipe and his wife Lura of Middletown and four nieces, Mary Lou Kear and her husband Thomas of E. Stroudsburg, PA, Sandy Catalano of TX, Louise Blount and her husband Bernie of Elizabethtown and Joan Moore and her husband Benny of FL.
Captain Halfpapp was a member of the Army Air Corps and was missing in action until his remains were identified in late 2014. Captain Halfpapp led a group of aircraft on a dive-bombing run along the road parallel with the Po river near Guarda, Italy. His plane was hit by anit-aircraft fire causing the crash.
A tribute to his life will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., Middletown with the Rev. Jack W. Sipe officiating.
Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the time of services at the funeral home. A medal presentation will take place at the funeral home during the funeral service.
Burial with full military honors will be in the Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekfuneralhome.com
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OBITUARY FROM WEBSITE OF:
Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home
260 East. Main Street
Middletown, PA 17057
Phone: (717)-944-7015
www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com
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Visit Capt Arthur E Halfpapp memorial on Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial
He was born on July 1, 1921 and was the son of the late Grace Halfpapp.
He is survived by a nephew, Rev. Jack W. Sipe and his wife Lura of Middletown and four nieces, Mary Lou Kear and her husband Thomas of E. Stroudsburg, PA, Sandy Catalano of TX, Louise Blount and her husband Bernie of Elizabethtown and Joan Moore and her husband Benny of FL.
Captain Halfpapp was a member of the Army Air Corps and was missing in action until his remains were identified in late 2014. Captain Halfpapp led a group of aircraft on a dive-bombing run along the road parallel with the Po river near Guarda, Italy. His plane was hit by anit-aircraft fire causing the crash.
A tribute to his life will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., Middletown with the Rev. Jack W. Sipe officiating.
Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the time of services at the funeral home. A medal presentation will take place at the funeral home during the funeral service.
Burial with full military honors will be in the Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekfuneralhome.com
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OBITUARY FROM WEBSITE OF:
Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home
260 East. Main Street
Middletown, PA 17057
Phone: (717)-944-7015
www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com
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Visit Capt Arthur E Halfpapp memorial on Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial
Captain Arthur E. Halfpapp, 23, of Steelton was killed in combat in April of 1945 during WWII and is finally being brought home.
He was born on July 1, 1921 and was the son of the late Grace Halfpapp.
He is survived by a nephew, Rev. Jack W. Sipe and his wife Lura of Middletown and four nieces, Mary Lou Kear and her husband Thomas of E. Stroudsburg, PA, Sandy Catalano of TX, Louise Blount and her husband Bernie of Elizabethtown and Joan Moore and her husband Benny of FL.
Captain Halfpapp was a member of the Army Air Corps and was missing in action until his remains were identified in late 2014. Captain Halfpapp led a group of aircraft on a dive-bombing run along the road parallel with the Po river near Guarda, Italy. His plane was hit by anit-aircraft fire causing the crash.
A tribute to his life will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., Middletown with the Rev. Jack W. Sipe officiating.
Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the time of services at the funeral home. A medal presentation will take place at the funeral home during the funeral service.
Burial with full military honors will be in the Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekfuneralhome.com
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OBITUARY FROM WEBSITE OF:
Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home
260 East. Main Street
Middletown, PA 17057
Phone: (717)-944-7015
www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com
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Visit Capt Arthur E Halfpapp memorial on Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial
He was born on July 1, 1921 and was the son of the late Grace Halfpapp.
He is survived by a nephew, Rev. Jack W. Sipe and his wife Lura of Middletown and four nieces, Mary Lou Kear and her husband Thomas of E. Stroudsburg, PA, Sandy Catalano of TX, Louise Blount and her husband Bernie of Elizabethtown and Joan Moore and her husband Benny of FL.
Captain Halfpapp was a member of the Army Air Corps and was missing in action until his remains were identified in late 2014. Captain Halfpapp led a group of aircraft on a dive-bombing run along the road parallel with the Po river near Guarda, Italy. His plane was hit by anit-aircraft fire causing the crash.
A tribute to his life will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., Middletown with the Rev. Jack W. Sipe officiating.
Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the time of services at the funeral home. A medal presentation will take place at the funeral home during the funeral service.
Burial with full military honors will be in the Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekfuneralhome.com
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OBITUARY FROM WEBSITE OF:
Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home
260 East. Main Street
Middletown, PA 17057
Phone: (717)-944-7015
www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com
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Visit Capt Arthur E Halfpapp memorial on Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial
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