Killed as a POW at the Malmedy Massacre
Two Killed On Belgian Front
One Soldier Listed Missing, Another Is Held Prisoner
The impact of global war was brought closer to the county today with the announcement of two casualties, one soldier missing in action and another held as a prisoner in Germany.
KILLED
T/5 Dayton E. Wusterbarth, 23 son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wusterbarth, Custerdale.
Wusterbarth (photo) had been reported missing in action on Dec. 17. He has been attached to the medical corps of the U.S. Army in France since shortly after D-day.
Wusterbarth entered the service from Stiles, Wis. in August, 1942 and spent the next 18 months training at Camp Barkeley, Texas. In January, 1944, he was sent overseas to England until shortly after D-day.
Moved Here In 1942
His parents moved here from Stiles in the fall of 1942, and have made Manitowoc their home during the war emergency. Wusterbarth attended grade school at Oconto Falls, and graduated from Oconto Falls high school in 1941. Following his graduation, he worked for a construction firm in Algoma until he entered the service.
He is survived by his parents; six brothers, three sisters (Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Memorial church services will be held at the Wesley Methodist church, Ninth and Hamilton streets, at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, the Rev. Carl E. Hagen officiating. Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, January 30, 1945 P.2
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Message Tells Parents That Son Is Missing
A telegram from the War department this week informed Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wusterbarth of their son, Tech. 5/c Dayton E. Wusterbarth, 23, has been missing in action in Belgium since Dec. 17. Wusterbarth has been in the medical corps of the U.S. Army in France since shortly after D-day. He entered the service in August 1942 and spent 18 months training at Camp Barkeley, Tex., before he went overseas in January, 1944.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 12, 1945 P. 2
Two Killed On Belgian Front
One Soldier Listed Missing, Another Is Held Prisoner
The impact of global war was brought closer to the county today with the announcement of two casualties, one soldier missing in action and another held as a prisoner in Germany.
KILLED
T/5 Dayton E. Wusterbarth, 23 son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wusterbarth, Custerdale.
Wusterbarth (photo) had been reported missing in action on Dec. 17. He has been attached to the medical corps of the U.S. Army in France since shortly after D-day.
Wusterbarth entered the service from Stiles, Wis. in August, 1942 and spent the next 18 months training at Camp Barkeley, Texas. In January, 1944, he was sent overseas to England until shortly after D-day.
Moved Here In 1942
His parents moved here from Stiles in the fall of 1942, and have made Manitowoc their home during the war emergency. Wusterbarth attended grade school at Oconto Falls, and graduated from Oconto Falls high school in 1941. Following his graduation, he worked for a construction firm in Algoma until he entered the service.
He is survived by his parents; six brothers, three sisters (Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Memorial church services will be held at the Wesley Methodist church, Ninth and Hamilton streets, at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, the Rev. Carl E. Hagen officiating. Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, January 30, 1945 P.2
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Message Tells Parents That Son Is Missing
A telegram from the War department this week informed Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wusterbarth of their son, Tech. 5/c Dayton E. Wusterbarth, 23, has been missing in action in Belgium since Dec. 17. Wusterbarth has been in the medical corps of the U.S. Army in France since shortly after D-day. He entered the service in August 1942 and spent 18 months training at Camp Barkeley, Tex., before he went overseas in January, 1944.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 12, 1945 P. 2
Killed as a POW at the Malmedy Massacre
Two Killed On Belgian Front
One Soldier Listed Missing, Another Is Held Prisoner
The impact of global war was brought closer to the county today with the announcement of two casualties, one soldier missing in action and another held as a prisoner in Germany.
KILLED
T/5 Dayton E. Wusterbarth, 23 son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wusterbarth, Custerdale.
Wusterbarth (photo) had been reported missing in action on Dec. 17. He has been attached to the medical corps of the U.S. Army in France since shortly after D-day.
Wusterbarth entered the service from Stiles, Wis. in August, 1942 and spent the next 18 months training at Camp Barkeley, Texas. In January, 1944, he was sent overseas to England until shortly after D-day.
Moved Here In 1942
His parents moved here from Stiles in the fall of 1942, and have made Manitowoc their home during the war emergency. Wusterbarth attended grade school at Oconto Falls, and graduated from Oconto Falls high school in 1941. Following his graduation, he worked for a construction firm in Algoma until he entered the service.
He is survived by his parents; six brothers, three sisters (Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Memorial church services will be held at the Wesley Methodist church, Ninth and Hamilton streets, at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, the Rev. Carl E. Hagen officiating. Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, January 30, 1945 P.2
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Message Tells Parents That Son Is Missing
A telegram from the War department this week informed Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wusterbarth of their son, Tech. 5/c Dayton E. Wusterbarth, 23, has been missing in action in Belgium since Dec. 17. Wusterbarth has been in the medical corps of the U.S. Army in France since shortly after D-day. He entered the service in August 1942 and spent 18 months training at Camp Barkeley, Tex., before he went overseas in January, 1944.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 12, 1945 P. 2
Two Killed On Belgian Front
One Soldier Listed Missing, Another Is Held Prisoner
The impact of global war was brought closer to the county today with the announcement of two casualties, one soldier missing in action and another held as a prisoner in Germany.
KILLED
T/5 Dayton E. Wusterbarth, 23 son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wusterbarth, Custerdale.
Wusterbarth (photo) had been reported missing in action on Dec. 17. He has been attached to the medical corps of the U.S. Army in France since shortly after D-day.
Wusterbarth entered the service from Stiles, Wis. in August, 1942 and spent the next 18 months training at Camp Barkeley, Texas. In January, 1944, he was sent overseas to England until shortly after D-day.
Moved Here In 1942
His parents moved here from Stiles in the fall of 1942, and have made Manitowoc their home during the war emergency. Wusterbarth attended grade school at Oconto Falls, and graduated from Oconto Falls high school in 1941. Following his graduation, he worked for a construction firm in Algoma until he entered the service.
He is survived by his parents; six brothers, three sisters (Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Memorial church services will be held at the Wesley Methodist church, Ninth and Hamilton streets, at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, the Rev. Carl E. Hagen officiating. Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, January 30, 1945 P.2
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Message Tells Parents That Son Is Missing
A telegram from the War department this week informed Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wusterbarth of their son, Tech. 5/c Dayton E. Wusterbarth, 23, has been missing in action in Belgium since Dec. 17. Wusterbarth has been in the medical corps of the U.S. Army in France since shortly after D-day. He entered the service in August 1942 and spent 18 months training at Camp Barkeley, Tex., before he went overseas in January, 1944.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 12, 1945 P. 2
Inscription
TEC5, 546 AMBULANCE CO WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Record as Oconto County, Wisconsin...Killed as a POW.
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