American Legion, VFW host Hamburg Memorial Day Ceremonies
Hamburg Borough Memorial Day Ceremonies, sponsored by the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be held on May 30.
Parade lines up at 9 a.m. and starts at the war memorial on 2nd and State Street. Ceremony will be at 9:05 at the memorial. The second ceremony will be held at Greenwood and St. Mary’s cemetery on North 5th Street at 9:30 a.m. The main ceremony will be at St. Johns cemetery veterans plot at 10:15 a.m. To participate, call 610-562-2311 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
In the event of rain, ceremonies will be held at the Union Fire Company Field House on Pine St. at 10 a.m.
The citizens of the Hamburg area have always stepped up to answer the call of duty when asked, from 1755 through today, the Wagner-Good Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 216 would like everyone to remember those from our area who gave all during our past and present conflicts we will now read the roll of honor.
Civil War Killed in action
William Rothenberger, KIA Malvern Hill, VA. June 27, 1862
John Miller, KIA Muddy Run, VA. Oct. 13, 1863
Jere Gromlich, KIA Nov. 17,1863
Walter Ames, MIA June 6,1864
Henry Dorward, KIA Petersburg, Va., July 5, 1864
Isacc Otto, KIA Spotsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864
Gideon Beard, KIA Sailor’s creek Va., April 6, 1865
Daniel Betz, KIA Spotsylvania Court House, Va., May 10, 1864
James Betz, KIA Spottsylvania Court House Va., May 10, 1864
Thomas Haines, KIA Crampton’s Va., Sept. 15, 1862
John Perky, KIA Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 10, 1864
Benjamin Wagner, KIA Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864
Seven others died during the war from disease or other causes while serving.
WW1 Killed in Action
PVT Clarence Wagner, U.S. Army KIA August 1918 France
CPL Charles Good, U.S. Army KIA Sept 1918 France
PVT Thomas Hein, U.S. Army KIA August 1918 France
SGT Walter Behler, U.S. Army KIA August 1918 France (Buried in France)
PVT Howard Schappell, U.S. Army KIA 1918 France
PVT Curtis Balthaser, U.S. Army KIA 1918 France
WW2 Killed in Action
CPL Norman Reber, USMC KIA June 1944 on Saipan
PFC Frank Borelli, U.S. Army KIA France July 1944
SGT Edward Schlear, U.S. Army KIA Italy November 1944
PVT Robert Heckman, U.S. Army KIA Luxembourg January 1945
First LT Harold Shoener, Army Air Corp KIA Mediterranean Sea January 1945
PVT Robert Reckley, U.S. Army KIA Germany February 1945
First LT Earl Rollman Army Air Corp KIA Germany April 1945
PFC Klaus Schiebler, U.S. Army KIA Okinawa May 1945
PVT Luke Price USMC KIA Okinawa June 1945
PFC James Lonergan, U.S. Army KIA Italy July 1944
PVT Paul Roth, U.S. Army KIA Germany Feb. 23, 1945
PFC Ray Wentzel, U.S.
Army KIA Germany March 1945
AM2/C Earl Clouser, U.S. Navy KIA buried at sea South Pacific March 1945
PFC Robert Geiger, U.S. Army KIA South Pacific July 1943
PFC Earl Himmelberger, U.S. Army KIA France July 1944
PFC Luther Stitzel, U.S. Army KIA France July 1944
PFC Quinton Benfield, UA Army KIA Southern Germany April 1945
Korean War Killed in Action
CPL James Reider, U.S. Army, KIA Korea March 1951
PFC Myron Hartman, U.S. Army, KIA Korea October 1951
Vietnam War Killed in Action
SSGT Joseph Correll, U.S. Army, KIA near Trung Lap RVN January 1966
SP4 Timothy Nafe, U.S. Army, KIA Dak To RVN January 1968
CMSGT Richard Etchberger USAF, KIA Lima Site 85 Laos March 1968
SGT Jackie Seltzer, U.S. Army, KIA PHU Loi RVN May 1968
Lance CPL Randy Huber, USMC, KIA Khe Sanh RVN May 1968
The Wagner-Good VFW Post will honor these brave individuals who stepped up to serve and who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country at a ceremony in St. Johns Cemetery on May 30 at 10:15 a.m. Please join us.