Son of Willie and Alma Moldenhauer. Died in Camp Bilibid, a Philippine Japanese Prisoner of War Camp, of dysentery and malnutrition after being taken prisoner early in 1942.
Served with the 59th Coast Artillery, United States Army
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ALVIN MOLDENHAUER
DIED IN JAPANESE
PRISON JANUARY 19
Son of Mr and Mrs Willie Moldenhauer 26th to Die In Service of Country
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Pvt. Alvin W Moldenhauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Moldenhauer, died in the Bilibid Prison, Manila, Philippine Islands, on January 19, 1945, while a prisoner of the Japanese according to a message received by his parents from the War Department this week.
Pvt. Moldenhauer, who died just before American forces liberated the prison camp was a veteran of the Corregidor and was taken prisoner shortly after the fall on May 6, 1942. He was the 26th Gillespian to pay the supreme sacrifice in World War II. During his time as prisoner, his parents received seven POW cards from him, that latest dated June 12, 1944.
The letter from the war department stated that Moldenhauer died as a result of dysentery and malnutrition while a prisoner of the Japanese Government. He is the second Gillespian to die in a Japanese Prison Camp. Pfc. Rubin M Althaus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Althaus, having died in a Japanese prison camp in the fall of 1943.
Moldenhauer was an Army veteran, having been a member of the regular army since September 1935, when he enlisted in the service. He last visited his parents in Fredericksburg in February, 1940, just prior to being sent to the Philippines for duty.
He was born here on February 8, 1910, the son of Willie Moldenhauer and Alma Herbort Moldenhauer and would have attained his 25th birthday during the present year. Prior to his enlistment in the Army, he attended Fredericksburg High School for a year.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a brother: Lee Moldenhauer, and three sisters, Vera, Mrs. Edgar Juenke; Ella, Mrs. Ad. Wunderlich; and Edna, Mrs. Adam Novian; also surviving is a sister in law Mrs. Max Moldenhauer.
Fredericksburg Standard (Fredericksburg, Texas), Wed., June 6, 1945, Page 1 and 3. Copyright (c) 2016 Newspapers.com. All Rights Reserved.
Served with the 59th Coast Artillery, United States Army
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ALVIN MOLDENHAUER
DIED IN JAPANESE
PRISON JANUARY 19
Son of Mr and Mrs Willie Moldenhauer 26th to Die In Service of Country
*************
Pvt. Alvin W Moldenhauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Moldenhauer, died in the Bilibid Prison, Manila, Philippine Islands, on January 19, 1945, while a prisoner of the Japanese according to a message received by his parents from the War Department this week.
Pvt. Moldenhauer, who died just before American forces liberated the prison camp was a veteran of the Corregidor and was taken prisoner shortly after the fall on May 6, 1942. He was the 26th Gillespian to pay the supreme sacrifice in World War II. During his time as prisoner, his parents received seven POW cards from him, that latest dated June 12, 1944.
The letter from the war department stated that Moldenhauer died as a result of dysentery and malnutrition while a prisoner of the Japanese Government. He is the second Gillespian to die in a Japanese Prison Camp. Pfc. Rubin M Althaus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Althaus, having died in a Japanese prison camp in the fall of 1943.
Moldenhauer was an Army veteran, having been a member of the regular army since September 1935, when he enlisted in the service. He last visited his parents in Fredericksburg in February, 1940, just prior to being sent to the Philippines for duty.
He was born here on February 8, 1910, the son of Willie Moldenhauer and Alma Herbort Moldenhauer and would have attained his 25th birthday during the present year. Prior to his enlistment in the Army, he attended Fredericksburg High School for a year.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a brother: Lee Moldenhauer, and three sisters, Vera, Mrs. Edgar Juenke; Ella, Mrs. Ad. Wunderlich; and Edna, Mrs. Adam Novian; also surviving is a sister in law Mrs. Max Moldenhauer.
Fredericksburg Standard (Fredericksburg, Texas), Wed., June 6, 1945, Page 1 and 3. Copyright (c) 2016 Newspapers.com. All Rights Reserved.
Son of Willie and Alma Moldenhauer. Died in Camp Bilibid, a Philippine Japanese Prisoner of War Camp, of dysentery and malnutrition after being taken prisoner early in 1942.
Served with the 59th Coast Artillery, United States Army
~~~~~~~~~~
ALVIN MOLDENHAUER
DIED IN JAPANESE
PRISON JANUARY 19
Son of Mr and Mrs Willie Moldenhauer 26th to Die In Service of Country
*************
Pvt. Alvin W Moldenhauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Moldenhauer, died in the Bilibid Prison, Manila, Philippine Islands, on January 19, 1945, while a prisoner of the Japanese according to a message received by his parents from the War Department this week.
Pvt. Moldenhauer, who died just before American forces liberated the prison camp was a veteran of the Corregidor and was taken prisoner shortly after the fall on May 6, 1942. He was the 26th Gillespian to pay the supreme sacrifice in World War II. During his time as prisoner, his parents received seven POW cards from him, that latest dated June 12, 1944.
The letter from the war department stated that Moldenhauer died as a result of dysentery and malnutrition while a prisoner of the Japanese Government. He is the second Gillespian to die in a Japanese Prison Camp. Pfc. Rubin M Althaus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Althaus, having died in a Japanese prison camp in the fall of 1943.
Moldenhauer was an Army veteran, having been a member of the regular army since September 1935, when he enlisted in the service. He last visited his parents in Fredericksburg in February, 1940, just prior to being sent to the Philippines for duty.
He was born here on February 8, 1910, the son of Willie Moldenhauer and Alma Herbort Moldenhauer and would have attained his 25th birthday during the present year. Prior to his enlistment in the Army, he attended Fredericksburg High School for a year.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a brother: Lee Moldenhauer, and three sisters, Vera, Mrs. Edgar Juenke; Ella, Mrs. Ad. Wunderlich; and Edna, Mrs. Adam Novian; also surviving is a sister in law Mrs. Max Moldenhauer.
Fredericksburg Standard (Fredericksburg, Texas), Wed., June 6, 1945, Page 1 and 3. Copyright (c) 2016 Newspapers.com. All Rights Reserved.
Served with the 59th Coast Artillery, United States Army
~~~~~~~~~~
ALVIN MOLDENHAUER
DIED IN JAPANESE
PRISON JANUARY 19
Son of Mr and Mrs Willie Moldenhauer 26th to Die In Service of Country
*************
Pvt. Alvin W Moldenhauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Moldenhauer, died in the Bilibid Prison, Manila, Philippine Islands, on January 19, 1945, while a prisoner of the Japanese according to a message received by his parents from the War Department this week.
Pvt. Moldenhauer, who died just before American forces liberated the prison camp was a veteran of the Corregidor and was taken prisoner shortly after the fall on May 6, 1942. He was the 26th Gillespian to pay the supreme sacrifice in World War II. During his time as prisoner, his parents received seven POW cards from him, that latest dated June 12, 1944.
The letter from the war department stated that Moldenhauer died as a result of dysentery and malnutrition while a prisoner of the Japanese Government. He is the second Gillespian to die in a Japanese Prison Camp. Pfc. Rubin M Althaus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Althaus, having died in a Japanese prison camp in the fall of 1943.
Moldenhauer was an Army veteran, having been a member of the regular army since September 1935, when he enlisted in the service. He last visited his parents in Fredericksburg in February, 1940, just prior to being sent to the Philippines for duty.
He was born here on February 8, 1910, the son of Willie Moldenhauer and Alma Herbort Moldenhauer and would have attained his 25th birthday during the present year. Prior to his enlistment in the Army, he attended Fredericksburg High School for a year.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a brother: Lee Moldenhauer, and three sisters, Vera, Mrs. Edgar Juenke; Ella, Mrs. Ad. Wunderlich; and Edna, Mrs. Adam Novian; also surviving is a sister in law Mrs. Max Moldenhauer.
Fredericksburg Standard (Fredericksburg, Texas), Wed., June 6, 1945, Page 1 and 3. Copyright (c) 2016 Newspapers.com. All Rights Reserved.
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