Mangles, Sgt. Darrel J. 1918-1943

MANGLES, MATHIESEN

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/3/2016 at 10:27:42

The Remsen Bell-Enterprise
Thursday, January 6, 1944

SOLDIER BORN HERE IS KILLED IN ITALY

Through a Pomona, Calif., newspaper comes a report of the loss of Sgt. Darrell J. Mangles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Mangles, former residents here, who was killed in action in Italy on October 26, 1943.

Born in Remsen on Armistice day, November 11, 1918, Mangles would have celebrated his 25th birthday anniversary this past year [1943.] He moved to California with the family in 1923.

When inducted into the Army, he was assigned to the infantry and sent to Camp Roberts for his basic training and received additional training in Washington, California and Virginia. He landed in Africa, November 8, 1942, later served in Sicily and Italy, as a member of a ranger infantry company and was on the front lines most of the time.

In addition to his parents, Mangles is survived by a brother, Irwin Mangles of Ontario [Calif] and a sister, Mrs. Hilda Kremer (sic) of Los Angeles. The dead soldier’s mother is the former Emma Mathiesen, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Chris Mathiesen, early Remsen settlers.
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WWII Headstone Inscription & Interment Record:
Darrel J. Mangles
Sgt. 15 Inf. 3 Div.
Died: October 28, 1943
Permanent Cemetery: Nettuno 5202, Italy
Block 1, Row 15, Grave 53