Tag: Marshfield Wisconsin

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Altmann, Joseph J.
Army Staff sergeant

Joseph J. Altmann, age 27, from Marshfield, Wisconsin, Wood county.

Parents: John Altmann and Janice (Spencer) Altmann
Spouse: Nikki Lee (Nichols) Altmann (February 15, 2011)
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Marshfield Area Catholic schools; Columbus Catholic High (2003); University of Wisconsin Marshfield/Wood County and University of Wisconsin-Marathon C
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; started active duty in the Army in April 2005

Date of death: Sunday, December 25, 2011
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Cemetery: Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense

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Peters, Lee Raymond
Army Warrant officer

Lee Raymond Peters, age 21, from Marshfield, Wisconsin, Wood county.

Parents: Pearl H. Peters

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, July 30, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Marshfield News Herald (1970)

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Smith, William Thomas
Army Staff sergeant

William Thomas Smith, age 20, from Marshfield, Wisconsin, Wood county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, April 2, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Marshfield News Herald (1970)

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Fellenz, Charles Richard
Air Force cms

Charles Richard Fellenz from Marshfield, Wisconsin, Wood county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: November 24, 1969

Death details: On October 2, 1995, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Chief Master Sergeant Charles Richard Fellenz, missing from the Vietnam War.
Chief Master Sergeant Fellenz joined the U.S. Air Force from Wisconsin and was a member of the 41st Tactical Airlift Squadron. On November 24, 1969, he was the illuminator aboard a C-130A Hercules on a forward air controller/illumination mission over Laos. While operating near Ban Salou, Laos, the Hercules was shot down by anti-aircraft fire, and CMSgt Fellenz was killed in the crash. Immediate search and rescue efforts were prevented by heavy enemy presence in the area, and a friendly aircraft that later passed over the crash site saw no signs of survivors. In 1993, a joint U.S. and Laotian search team recovered remains from a crash site associated with CMSgt Fellenz’s C-130A. In 1995, forensic analysis identified some of the recovered remains as those of CMSgt Fellenz.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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Zetler, George
Corporal

George Zetler from Marshfield, Wisconsin, Wood county.

Service era: Korea
Military history: Camp Roberts

Date of death: Friday, July 3, 1959
Death details: Killed in a vehicle accident when his car went over an embankment.

Source: LaCrosse Tribune (1959)

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Bruesewitz, William Gustave
Navy Seaman 1st class

William Gustave Bruesewitz, age 26, from Marshfield, Wisconsin, Wood county.

Parents: Frank Bruesewitz

Service era: World War II
Military history: United States Navy; Purple Heart

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941. Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for March 19, 2018
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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Bruesewitz, William Gustave
Navy Seaman 1st class

William Gustave Bruesewitz, age 26, from Wood County Marshfield, Wisconsin .

Parents: Frank Bruesewitz

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for March 19, 2018
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives

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Fleisner, Louis
Private

Louis Fleisner, age 28, from Marshfield, Wisconsin, Wood county.

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Monday, August 5, 1918
Death details: Died of wounds
Cemetery: Aisne Marne American

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com