ROEDER, 2nd Lt. Andrew Porter "Andy", WWII

ROEDER, LERTY, MANWILLER, HELWICK, JAYNE, PORTERGALLAHER, SHAVER, MANDOLE, THORESON, PRITCHARD, DAILEY, FORD, SMITH, HARDY, CASEY

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/11/2013 at 00:00:24

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Monday, February 08, 1943, Page 1

ROCKWELL PILOT STILL MISSING

Navy Plane Crashes in Lake Near New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, (UP) - Lieut. (J. G.) Andrew P. ROEDER, Rockwell, Iowa, still was missing Monday after the navy plane he was piloting crashed into lake Pontchartrain here late Saturday on a routine cross-country training trip.

Two others of the 15 crew members are also missing. A board of investigation from the Pensacola naval base was investigating the accident.

Lieutenant ROEDER is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward ROEDER of Rockwell.

Twelve in the plant had been rescued from the lake near New Orleans.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Tuesday, February 09, 1943, Page 2

ROEDER BODY IS RECOVERED

Rockwell Pilot Dies in Louisiana Crash

NEW ORLEANS, (UP) - The body of Lt. Andrew P. ROEDER, 24, pilot of a navy plane which crashed in Lake Pontchartrain near here Saturday, was recovered Monday.

Lt. ROEDER was a native of Rockwell, Iowa.

Twelve men aboard the plane on a flight from Pensacola, Fla., were rescued but two crewmen still are missing.

BODY TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO ROCKWELL

ROCKWELL - The body of Lt. (J. G.) Andrew P. ROEDER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward ROEDER, which was recovered Monday after the navy plane he was piloting crashed into Lake Pontchartrain at New Orleans Saturday, will be returned to Rockwell, accompanied by a navy escort.

Funeral services [plans] are incomplete pending the arrival of the body.

He was born at Rockwell Feb. 21, 1918, and attended the Sacred Heart academy, from which he graduated in 1930. He was graduated from the Rockwell public school in 1934. ROEDER attended Iowa State Teachers college for five years, taking a pre-medic course, following which he had been an instructor at the National Business college at Sioux City during 1939 and 1940, leaving there to enlist in naval aviation.

Lieutenant ROEDER took his pre-flight training at Minneapolis and transferred from there to Pensacola air base Feb. 8, 1941, and had served there as flight officer since October, 1941.

Surviving are his parents and a brother, Morton. He was a member of the Sacred Heart parish.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Thursday, February 11, 1943, Page 10

PLANE VICTIM'S RITES SATURDAY

Roeder's Services to Be at Rockwell

Funeral services for Lt. (J. G.) Andrew P. ROEDER, Rockwell, who was killed when the plane he was piloting crashed into Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the Sacred Heart church at Rockwell.

Father L. W. KLASSEN will be in charge of the services.

The body arrived at Rockwell Thursday and was taken to the Patterson funeral home there. Burial will be at the Sacred heart cemetery at Rockwell.

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The Globe Gazette

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Tuesday, February 16, 1943, Page 5

SOLEMN REQUIEM MASS READ
for LT. ANDREW P. ROEDER

Services Held at Sacred Heart Church, Rockwell, for Flyer

ROCKWELL - A solemn requiem mass was read for Lt. (J.G.) Andrew P. ROEDER Saturday morning in the Sacred Heart church at Rockwell. The officers of the mass were the Rev. L. W. KLASSEN, celebrant; the Rev. R. ORMSBY, deacon; The Rev. E. J. O'HAGEN, sub-deacon; the Rev. V. CROSS, master of ceremonies.

The Rev. J. MAHONEY preached the sermon. Other priests in the sanctuary were the Rev. J. HARTIGAN, Iowa Falls; the Rev. R. P. MURPHY, Mason City; the Rev. J. HAMMILL, Dougherty; and the Rev. R. BOHRER, Rockford.

Lt. (J.G.) L. B. BLOCKER, Bronson Field, Pensacola, Fla., was the naval escort.

Pallbearers were Ronald SHERWOOD, Joe PRITCHARD, Sterl SAWYER, John ROEDER, William ROEDER and Orbra PARKS. American Legion honorary pallbearers were Evan SMITH, Clifford CASPERS, George O'CONNOR, Adrian BIELEFELD, Emmet CAMPBELL and John HOGAN. The color guard was Mike CURLEY, Pat STURGES, Leon SCHOLL and H. B. McGAHERON.

Out-of-town relatives attending the services included Mrs. Harold J. LERTY, Harve, Mont.; Mrs. F. E. MANWILLER, Alden; Mrs. Sarah E. HELWICK, Peoria, Ill.; Mrs. W. B. JAYNE, West Liberty; Dr. and Mrs. J. T. PORTER and Mrs. Phillip PORTER, Mason City; Mr. and Mrs. Joe ROEDER, Cedar Rapids, and Karl ROEDER, Piggott, Ark.

E. J. GALLAGHER, Waterloo; Fergus GALLAGHER, Sister Catherine and Sister Barbara, Mason City; Mrs. Tom SHAVER, Mrs. Clyde MANDOLE and Alberta MANWILLER, Eldora; Thor THORESON, Madison, Wis.; Joe PRITCHARD, Wayland; Beth DAILEY, Mr. and Mrs. Joe FORD, Mr. and Mrs. George HARDY, Mr. and Mrs. Bert CASEY, Mrs. Agnes SMITH and Burnadette SMITH, Manly.

Burial was made in the Sacred Heart cemetery.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Saturday, February 20, 1943, Page 16

ANDY ROEDER

It is human to eulogize the dead, especially if death has come because of war. But the letter written by J. W. PRITCHARD of Wayland to the parents of Lt. Andrew ROEDER, Rockwell's first war casualty, definitely leaves the impression that Andy was worthy of the finest tributes.

"Andy," wrote PRITCHARD, "was the best - the most real friend I ever had. I could always depend upon him to be honest with me in any of our dealings or conversations . . . He, more than anyone, taught me the value of straightforward approach to life.

"He never thought of deceiving anyone either in word or in deed. He was a man in the truest and finest sense of the word. Courageous always, he never shirked his duty. He was loved by all who knew him well and respected by all with whom he came in contact.

"I know your loss seems almost too great to bear but we know it must be borne - and bravely as Andy would wish it. Of this we are certain - he died bravely, with a prayer on his lips and thoughts of his loved ones in his heart. We can live up to his standards only by meeting this tragedy with the utmost of courage and the faith that someday we will be with him again.

"Let's not try to forget. Let's remember him for all he way. Andy, the finest, the strongest and the most loyal son, brother and friend of all those he ever knew. His spirit shall live on in our hearts."

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2013

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