Missing in Action and Prisoners

Staff Sgt. August Apelt Jr. was born in Gillespie County, son of Rev. and Mrs August Apelt Sr, of Beaumont, born October 6, 1921, Fredericksburg. Mrs. Apelt is the former Selma Ellebracht of here. August Apelt Jr. was killed in action in the Philippines on November 12, 1944.
  
The write up under the picture of the Twins: GIVE LIFE FOR COUNTRY....These are the twins sons of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Roeder of Boerne who were presumably lost in the sinking of their ship, the Bismarck Bay, in the invasion of Iwo Jima last February. At left above is Aaron Roeder, Seaman 2/c and at right is Allen Roeder, Seaman 2/c. Survivors include four sisters and two aged grandmothers in Gillespie County.
 
 TWINS IN SERVICE...Allen And Aaron Roeder, both Seaman Second Class who are serving in the U. S. Navy, They are the Twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Roeder, who formerly were of here but now live in Boerne. The Twins are graduates of Boerne High School and were football stars at that school. Entering the service in June 1944 they are now serving somewhere in the Pacific. Mrs Chas. Frantzen and Mrs. William Roeder of here are grandmothers of the boys.
 
Pfc. Will G. Bird, killed in action on Okinawa May 3,1945. son of Mrs. Maude Bird, she received word on Thursday morning. Pfc. Bird was the first Gillespie County Marine to be killed.( this write up also has a picture)
 
Lt. Victor Haag killed in Burma Crash August 13, 1945 one day before war ends, he graduated 1936 Fredericksburg High School. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Theo M. Haag formerly of here but now in San Antonio. ( Also has a Picture)
 
Killed in Pacific... Pfc. Willie Johanson of the U.S. Marines, who was killed on October 24, 1944 when the Jap ship on which he was presumably being evacuated from the Philippines,was sunk. he had been a Jap Prisoner of war since may 12,1942.
 
Cpl. Raymond Wuest live and well in Japanese Camp.
 
S-Sgt Walter Reichenau home after six months as German War prisoner.
 
Alvin Moldenhauer Died in Japanese Prison Camp January  9, 1945. Pvt. Moldenhauer, son of Mr. and Mrs.Willie Moldenhauer.
  
Pfc. Elgin Scharnhorst Dies Of  Wounds on Okinawa, May 11, 1944 son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Scharnhorst,of the Post Oak Community.