THE MOKENA NEWS-BULLETIN
Friday, June 8, 1945
In loving memory of our dear brother
Ervin Siebrandt who gave his life for
his country on June 10, 1944 in
France.
One long and lonely year has passed,
Since our great sorrow fell,
The shock that we received that day
We still remember well.
We do not know what pain he bore;
We did not see him die.
We only know he passed away,
And could not say goodbye.
In our hearts your memory lingers,
Always tender, fond and true,
There's never a day passes, dear one,
We do not think of you.
LOVING BROTHERS and SISTER

Killed in World War Two
MOKENA NEWS-BULLETIN
Friday, July 7, 1944
Tinley Youth
Killed In French
Invasion
Tuesday morning of this week
Mrs. Paul Keuch of Tinley Park re-
ceived a telegram from the War
Department stating that her brother
Ervin Siebrandt was killed in
action in the invasion of France on
June 12. He served in the Infantry
and had been thru all the African
and Italian campaigns.
He is survived by 2 sisters and 5
brothers, Clarence, and Norman
somewhere in the South Pacific war
zone, Wilmer, Elmer, and Henry. He
has been in service for about three
year.
The deceased was about 28 years
old.

THE MOKENA NEWS-BULLETIN
December 4, 1947
BODY BROUGHT
BACK HOME TO
TINLEY PARK
Resting in St. Laurent-Baveux
Cemetery in France since June 10, 1944,
the body of Pfc. Erwin Siebrandt of
Tinley Park has been awaited several
days by his next-of-kin, the
Henry Siebrandt family, Tinley Park.
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Caskets containing the bodies o
deceased fighters returned from
overseas arrived in New York last week
and were expected in Chicago early
this week. A guard of honor was
expected with the body, to remain until
final interment which could not
be determined until the arrival of the body.

Pfc. Siebrandt was born September
20, 1911, in the town of Rich, Cook
county and lived on a farm near
Tinley Park with his brothers.
He worked in Chicago for Swift & Co.
until entering the service.
He was inducted April 16, 1942, at
Camp Grant. received his basic
training in the infantry at Camp Forrest,
Tenn., and his advanced training as
an engineer at Brunswick, N. J. and
Camp Pickett. Va., and on the last
day of October that year was sent
overseas of 1942.
He was in the invasion of Casablanca,
French Morocco, and Tunisa. When
the city of Bizerete in Tunisa fell his
company was the first to enter that
city. This ended the African campaign.
He then was sent with invasion forces
to Sicily and was with the first landing.
In December, 1943, he arrived in England.
Here he was stationed until the invasion
of France.
He was killed in action June 10, 1944
at the age of 32 years, 8 months,
and 21 days. He is survived by three
sisters. Mrs. Lucille Kloss, Mrs. Elsie
Kuech, Mrs. Lorraine Eggert, and five
brothers, Willmer, Clarence, Elmer,
Norman, and Henry.

THE MOKENA NEWS-BULLETIN
Friday, June 8, 1945