HINRICHS, Pvt. Enoch

HINRICHS

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/24/2013 at 19:23:01

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Tuesday, March 23, 1943, Page 4

Enoch Hinrichs Is Missing in Action

VENTURA – Bill Hinrichs received word Sunday from the war department that his brother, Enoch, is missing in action in North Africa.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Monday, April 19, 1943, Page 10

Here and There

Ventura – Bill Hinrichs received word Friday that his brother, Enoch, formerly reported as missing in North Africa, is a prisoner of war.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Wednesday, November 14, 1945, Page 15

Former Ventura Man Officially Declared
to Have Died in Service

Enoch Hinrichs, who has been listed as a prisoner of war from this county, was officially declared to have died on Feb. 15, 1944, according to a presumptive finding of death by the war department following the lapse of a year, since he was first reported missing, it was stated by his brother, Bill Hindrich (sic), now living at Clear Lake.

Hinrichs entered the service from Victor in Iowa county. The family formerly lived at Ventura.

NOTE: Pvt. Hinrichs was taken captive February 15, 1943 by the Germans.

Transcriptions and note by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2013