SCHULTZ, Pvt. Roy J., WWII

SCHULTZ, MANSMITH, DAVIS

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/11/2013 at 12:42:17

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Wednesday, April 26, 1944, Page 8

PURPLE HEART AWARD GIVEN to PFC. ROY J. SCHULTZ

Is back on Duty in Italy
and Meets Brother on Street

Pfc. Roy J. SCHULTZ, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. SCHULTZ, 841 13th S. E., was awarded th Purple Heart recently for slight injuries received in action in Italy on Jan. 7.

Pfc. SCHULTZ is back on duty again and had the pleasure of meeting his brother, Pvt. Donald H. SCHULTZ, on a street in Italy just recently. Donald, driving a truck, was the first to spot his brother. Knowing Roy was there, Donald had been on the lookout for him since reaching Italy. At the time of writing they were stationed only 3 miles apart.

Pfc. Roy SCHULTZ entered the service in October, 1942, and left for overseas a year ago. Pfc. Donald SCHULTZ was with the first contingent that invaded Africa. He entered the service in January, 1942, and went overseas in July of the same year.

Another brother, Pvt. Leo A. SCHULTZ, is now somewhere in New Guinea. He has been in the service since Dec. 31, 1941, and left the U. S. in April, 1942. He has recently joined his company after being out of service for almost a year because of illness from Malaria. He had been in a hospital in Australia.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Friday, June 30, 1944, Page 3

DIED IN ITALY of WOUNDS
RECEIVED IN ACTION MAY 24

First Telegram Here Said Pfc. Roy Schultz
Was Slightly Wounded

Pfc. Roy J. SCHULTZ, son of Walter T. SCHULTZ, 841 13th S. E., died June 3 of wounds received in action on May 24 in Italy, according to a telegram received here.

The first telegram sent by the war department stated that Pfc. SCHULTZ was slightly wounded and the 2nd told of his death. A letter from Pfc. SCHULTZ written after he had been hospitalized also stated that he was slightly wounded and that they were not to worry. He had asked about things at home, it was stated. The letter had been typewritten and as Pfc. SCHULTZ did not type, it was assumed that he had dictated the letter.

This was the 2nd time Pfc. SCHULTZ had been wounded in action. He had been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in Italy earlier in the year, on January 7. He entered the service in October, 1942, and had been overseas a little more than a year.

Besides his father, Pfc. SCHULTZ is survived by 3 brothers, 2 of them in the service. They are Pfc. Leo SCHULTZ, somewhere in New Guinea and Cpl. Tech Donald SCHULTZ, in Italy. One brother, Lawrence, lives at home. There are also 3 sisters: Irene at home; Mrs. Harold MANSMITH, Salina, Kans., and Mrs. Hubert DAVIS of Mason City. The mother died 3 years ago. Donald and Roy had met in Italy recently.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Friday, July 07, 1944, Page 11

MEMORIAL for PFC. SCHULTZ to BE CONDUCTED HERE SUNDAY

Patriotic Groups to Participate at Our Saviour's Church

Memorial services will be conducted in connection with the regular morning worship at 10 o'clock at Our Saviour's Lutheran church Sunday for Pfc. Roy J. SCHULTZ, son of Walter T. SCHULTZ, 841, 13th S. E., who died on June 3 of wounds received in action in Italy on May 24, with the Rev. Aubrey L. EDMONDS, pastor of the church, in charge. Patriotic organizations will be present with their colors.

Pfc. SCHULTZ entered the service in October, 1942, and had been overseas a little more than a year. He had been awarded the purple heart for wounds received in Italy earlier in the year, on January 7.

Besides his father he is survived by 3 brothers, 2 of whom are in the service, Pfc. Leo in New Guinea and Cpl. Donald in Italy. Lawrence is at home. There are also 3 sisters, Irene at home, Mrs. Harold MANSMITH of Salina, Kans. and Mrs. Hubert DAVIS of Mason City.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Monday, July 10, 1944, Page 11

PFC. SCHULTZ MEMORIAL HERE

Desire to Reconstruct Our Gift, Says Pastor
"There is but on gift that we may lay beside the memory of these fallen soldiers and that is the gift of pure desire to reconstruct our lives upon the foundation of Jesus Christ, that such a scourge may not be the world's again."

Thus spoke the Rev. Aubrey L. EDMONDS, pastor of Our Saviour's Lutheran church, in memorial services conducted Sunday in connection with the regular morning worship for Pfc. Roy J. SCHULTZ, son of Walter T. SCHULTZ, 841 13th S. E., who died on June 3 in Italy of wounds received in action on May 24.

"We wish to memorialize today one who has been with us in this house of worship before," said Mr. EDMUNDS. "It is with deep regret that such a service must be conducted among us. Today we placed the 2nd gold star upon our service flag which now holds 45 stars.

"Pfc. SCHULTZ has given his life for his country's freedom, a freedom which has meaning and significance. We hear much today of freedom but much of it rings with hollow emptiness. It must be vital. From the hearts of all the brave men of the land who have paid the price exacted by freedom volumes could be written. The hope and aspirations that were theirs cry out to the living not to let the moment go unheeded.

". . . Today men die for freedom and may we use the freedom that they will win for us in such a way that the faith that they have placed in us will not be in vain. Through Christ the world can know a peace that will hear of war no more. Let us not be entangled again in a yoke of bondage." concluded the pastor.

Patriotic organizations with their colors were in attendance at the service.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2013

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