Tablets of The Missing At Honolulu Memorial
U.S. Army Air Forces
World War II
Private First Class
23rd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group
Purple Heart
Enlisted Nov 8, 1940
12/26/1941 War - Soldiers Rib Lake Herald
LEE CLENDENNING DIES IN ACTION AT PEARL HARBOR
"Friends and acquaintances of the Archie Clendenning family were just beginning to recover from the shock of hearing that Charles Clendenning had been seriously wounded in action at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, when last Friday morning a second telegram was received from the government stating that their second son, Lee, was among the missing at Hickham Field. Later, a letter was received from a friend of the boy by Mr. and Mrs. Clendenning which brought a little comfort, reassuring them that Charles was getting along all right. Following is a letter which the Clendennings kindly gave us permission to print.
"Dear Mr. and Mrs. Archie Clendenning, I am a very good friend of your boys and as Charles is in the hospital with slightly burned arms and cannot write, he asked me to write you. Charles is improving and sends his love to all of you. He will be up and about in a few days. I am very sorry to let you know your son Lee died in action. You may be comforted by the thought he did not suffer in the least as we were near him when it happened. Lee died a good soldier and you may well be proud of him. Sincerely, Sergeant A.H. Gierach."
It seems that our little community was hit pretty hard, when out of the entire number of casualties in the Hawaiian attack on December, there should be 3 here and in the entire City of Milwaukee, there were only 7. Frank Koffler, whose mother lives on a farm on Route 1, is also among the missing. He was in the Navy, aboard the USS West Virginia.
Contributor: CRJohnson (50370399)
U.S. Army Air Forces
World War II
Private First Class
23rd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group
Purple Heart
Enlisted Nov 8, 1940
12/26/1941 War - Soldiers Rib Lake Herald
LEE CLENDENNING DIES IN ACTION AT PEARL HARBOR
"Friends and acquaintances of the Archie Clendenning family were just beginning to recover from the shock of hearing that Charles Clendenning had been seriously wounded in action at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, when last Friday morning a second telegram was received from the government stating that their second son, Lee, was among the missing at Hickham Field. Later, a letter was received from a friend of the boy by Mr. and Mrs. Clendenning which brought a little comfort, reassuring them that Charles was getting along all right. Following is a letter which the Clendennings kindly gave us permission to print.
"Dear Mr. and Mrs. Archie Clendenning, I am a very good friend of your boys and as Charles is in the hospital with slightly burned arms and cannot write, he asked me to write you. Charles is improving and sends his love to all of you. He will be up and about in a few days. I am very sorry to let you know your son Lee died in action. You may be comforted by the thought he did not suffer in the least as we were near him when it happened. Lee died a good soldier and you may well be proud of him. Sincerely, Sergeant A.H. Gierach."
It seems that our little community was hit pretty hard, when out of the entire number of casualties in the Hawaiian attack on December, there should be 3 here and in the entire City of Milwaukee, there were only 7. Frank Koffler, whose mother lives on a farm on Route 1, is also among the missing. He was in the Navy, aboard the USS West Virginia.
Contributor: CRJohnson (50370399)
Tablets of The Missing At Honolulu Memorial
U.S. Army Air Forces
World War II
Private First Class
23rd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group
Purple Heart
Enlisted Nov 8, 1940
12/26/1941 War - Soldiers Rib Lake Herald
LEE CLENDENNING DIES IN ACTION AT PEARL HARBOR
"Friends and acquaintances of the Archie Clendenning family were just beginning to recover from the shock of hearing that Charles Clendenning had been seriously wounded in action at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, when last Friday morning a second telegram was received from the government stating that their second son, Lee, was among the missing at Hickham Field. Later, a letter was received from a friend of the boy by Mr. and Mrs. Clendenning which brought a little comfort, reassuring them that Charles was getting along all right. Following is a letter which the Clendennings kindly gave us permission to print.
"Dear Mr. and Mrs. Archie Clendenning, I am a very good friend of your boys and as Charles is in the hospital with slightly burned arms and cannot write, he asked me to write you. Charles is improving and sends his love to all of you. He will be up and about in a few days. I am very sorry to let you know your son Lee died in action. You may be comforted by the thought he did not suffer in the least as we were near him when it happened. Lee died a good soldier and you may well be proud of him. Sincerely, Sergeant A.H. Gierach."
It seems that our little community was hit pretty hard, when out of the entire number of casualties in the Hawaiian attack on December, there should be 3 here and in the entire City of Milwaukee, there were only 7. Frank Koffler, whose mother lives on a farm on Route 1, is also among the missing. He was in the Navy, aboard the USS West Virginia.
Contributor: CRJohnson (50370399)
U.S. Army Air Forces
World War II
Private First Class
23rd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group
Purple Heart
Enlisted Nov 8, 1940
12/26/1941 War - Soldiers Rib Lake Herald
LEE CLENDENNING DIES IN ACTION AT PEARL HARBOR
"Friends and acquaintances of the Archie Clendenning family were just beginning to recover from the shock of hearing that Charles Clendenning had been seriously wounded in action at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, when last Friday morning a second telegram was received from the government stating that their second son, Lee, was among the missing at Hickham Field. Later, a letter was received from a friend of the boy by Mr. and Mrs. Clendenning which brought a little comfort, reassuring them that Charles was getting along all right. Following is a letter which the Clendennings kindly gave us permission to print.
"Dear Mr. and Mrs. Archie Clendenning, I am a very good friend of your boys and as Charles is in the hospital with slightly burned arms and cannot write, he asked me to write you. Charles is improving and sends his love to all of you. He will be up and about in a few days. I am very sorry to let you know your son Lee died in action. You may be comforted by the thought he did not suffer in the least as we were near him when it happened. Lee died a good soldier and you may well be proud of him. Sincerely, Sergeant A.H. Gierach."
It seems that our little community was hit pretty hard, when out of the entire number of casualties in the Hawaiian attack on December, there should be 3 here and in the entire City of Milwaukee, there were only 7. Frank Koffler, whose mother lives on a farm on Route 1, is also among the missing. He was in the Navy, aboard the USS West Virginia.
Contributor: CRJohnson (50370399)
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
