Haubstadt Indiana

Stolz, Lawrence Gene
Air Force Major

Lawrence Gene Stolz, age 26, from Haubstadt, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Vincent Stolz (December 12, 1917 – August 29, 1995) and Loreen K. Stolz (October 18, 1920 – August 30, 2009)
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Haubstadt High (1963), University of Evansville (1967)
Military history: Purple Heart

Date of death: Sunday, December 26, 1971
Death details: Hostile, missing in North Vietnam; The F-4 Phantom jet flown by Stolz was shot down December 26, 1971 in Thanh Hoa Province. He was declared dead by the Air Force October 11, 1979. His remains were identified in January 1990.
Cemetery: St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Haubstadt

Source: National Archives, Evansville Courier & Press, grave marker, memorial in Haubstadt, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 

Loewenkamp, Harold S
Army Major sergeant

Harold S Loewenkamp, age 33, from California, San Bernardino county.

Service era: Korea
Schools: Haubstadt High, Indiana
Military history: 1st Cavalry Division Infantry

Date of death: Sunday, September 10, 1950
Death details: Body recovered
Cemetery: St. Stephens, Haubstadt

Source: National Archives, grave marker, memorial in Haubstadt, Indiana

Weiss, Victor John
Navy Reserves Seaman 1st class

Victor John Weiss, age 19, from Haubstadt, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Joseph Weiss and Katherine E. Weiss (February 6, 1885 – October 4, 1973)

Service era: World War II
Schools: Haubstadt High

Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.
Cemetery: Saint James Catholic, Haubstadt

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, grave marker

Zeitz, Arthur
Private

Arthur Zeitz, age 24, from Haubstadt, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Anton and Mary Zeitz

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Saturday, October 19, 1918
Death details: Died of pneumonia at Camp Taylor, Kentucky
Cemetery: Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Haubstadt

Source: Indiana Historical Commission, grave marker

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