WAHRER, Pfc. William F. Jr., WWII

WAHRER, MARSH, EDEL, SOWLES, FINDLAY, WEILAND

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/11/2013 at 22:15:44

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Monday, August 14, 1944, Page 12

BITS ABOUT 'EM

Mr. and Mrs. W. F. WAHRER, 912 Pennsylvania N.E., have had as their house guests Mr. and Mrs. S. A. MARSH of Des Moines, their former neighbors. During their visit, the group had a picnic at the MARSH cottage at Clear Lake, and the guests included Mrs. W. F. WAHRER, Jr., who is making her home with her husband's parents while Pfc. W. F. WAHRER, Jr., is at an eastern camp.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
October 01, 1945, Page 11

MEMORIAL HELD FOR 6 MEN WHO DIED IN SERVICE

Bergeson Speaks on Triumph Over Sorrow in Eulogizing Dead

"To you who have faced this sorrow may you be able to ascend your Mount Moriah," spoke the Rev. Ernest A. BORGESON, pastor of the Immanuel Lutheran church, at public memorial service at Music hall Sunday afternoon in eulogizing the lives of 6 servicemen from this community.

Maj. Louis D. Kuss, commanding officer from the ATC air base, Wold-Chamberlain field, Minneapolis, was in attendance to present the air medal with oak leaf cluster to G. C. STUBBS, awarded posthumously to his son, Donald G. STUBBS, one of the men honored.

The other five to whom tribute was paid and whose relatives were presented burial flags from the U. S. government were Clair B. EDEL, Gordon FINDLAY, Edwin E. SOWLES, William F. WAHRER, Jr., and Cletus D. WEILAND. Gold star citation scrolls and flowers from the local American Legion post and the V. F. W. were also given to the next of kin.

"There are many sorrows that we must face but many that come to us if we cannot ascend our Mount Moriah," said Mr. BERGESON, drawing a parallel between the sacrifices families have been asked to make in the war and the sacrifice Abraham was asked to make in offering his only son, Isaac on the altar at Mount Moriah.

". . . God said to Abraham, 'Because thou hast not withheld I will bless thee - in thy seed all nations of the earth shall be blessed.'

"May you too ascend your Mount Moriah and carry on what they fought for the way God would have us let go, and go forth for what they died for. May we gain new strength and power to face the world without those who have gone . . . to surrender to God and go forth to do our tasks in life knowing that these dead have done theirs," concluded the pastor.

Maj. Kuss in the brief presentation of the award to Mr. STUBBS said in part: "By direction of the president and in behalf of the government of the United States, I present this medal awarded to your son for meritorious service with the 15th AAF in Italy."

A letter of condolence from the city government written by Mayor H. E. BRUCE was read by Mrs. Clifford DELINERT, president of the American Legion Auxiliary, "For many families war was over for their fathers, sons, brothers or husbands long before the war was officially declared over," it read. "For those who have only the dear memories of their loved ones, and the pride of their epic achievement, the situation resolves itself into a pattern of hope that these, the flower of our young manhood, shall not have died in vain."

The program opened with a piano prelude played by Mrs. Harry WOLF. Mrs. T. J. KIESSELBACH sang "Prayer" by Guion and "O Brother, Fold In Thy Heart, Thy Brother" by Ward. She was accompanied by Mrs. WOLF.

The honor guard and firing squad were furnished by Company E of the Iowa state guard, Sgt. Frank SCHOBEN in charge. Others in the group were Pfc. Dean JACOBSON, Pvt. Bob FRID, Pvt. Antonio DEVELL, Jr., and Pvt. Jack KALOPLOSTOS.

Patriotic organizations attended in a body with their colors. Elias KELROY, commander of the Legion, presided. Tyler STEWART was in charge of arrangements.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
May 29, 1956, Page 8

Mrs. Wahrer Plans Trip to Europe

Memorial Day will find one Mason City mother, Mrs. W. F. WAHRER, 15 13th S.E., enroute to France to visit St. Avold's Cemetery where her son, William F. WAHRER Jr., is buried.

Mrs. WAHRER who was to leave Mason City Wednesday on the Milwaukee, will join a group in New York and travel with them on the continent, leaving them for a short time in France to make the trip of St. Avold Cemetery, about 40 miles from Nancy.

Before going to New York, Mrs. WAHRER will visit Niagara Falls. Flying from New York, she will spend a few days in London before going to the continent where she will travel down to Italy and back up to France, with Paris the final stopping place. She will leave for home July 2.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
July 09, 1957, Page 7

Traveler Thinks U.S. Is Best

Europe has nothing to offer which is better or more beautiful than what can be seen in the United States, according to W. F. WAHRER, 15 13th S.E., who has just arrived home from a 30-day tour of England and the continent.

The main objective of Mrs. WAHRER'S trip was a visit to the grave of her son, William F. WAHRER, Jr., who is buried in the U. S. Military Cemetery at St. Avold, France. This is the Lorraine Cemetery where 10,488 U. S. soldiers are buried. Mrs. WAHRER, who was in Europe with a tour, left her group at Nancy and made the 50 mile trip to St. Avold by taxi.

Her itinerary included stops in Germany where she was in Cologne, Achen, Baden-Baden and the Black Forest. She traveled in the Tyrolean Alps and was in Louerene and Berne, Switzerland. Before crossing to Belgium, she spent a few days in England. She was in Italy where the tour took her to Capri, Florence, Venice, Genoa, Naples and Pisa, as well as Rome where she was blessed by the Pope who was on his balcony overlooking the Vatican Square where a group of tourists were assembled. Rome provided the most enjoyable portion of the trip, according to Mrs. WAHRER.

Mrs. WAHRER'S travels in Europe ended in Paris where she visited Versailles. She also had a half-day at Versailles before flying to New York where she landed July 1.

Before going abroad, Mrs. WAHRER went to Niagara Falls and also toured New York City. On her return, while in New York, Mrs. WAHRER heard Billy Graham speak.

NOTE: Pfc. William F. WAHRER, Jr. was killed in action on March 19, 1945, in Germany.

Transcriptions by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2013

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