Selected Families and Individuals

Notes

Oscar Lloyd MELCHER

Oscar was an Iowa farmer.

Phyllis Dunkin ANDERSON

Phyllis was a dietician in a hospital in Charles City, Iowa.

This living person has not agreed to be listed.

Stanley Dale MELCHER

Stanley was a carpenter for the dept. of Schools in Medford, Mass.

Sam LINDERMAN

Sam was an Iowa farmer and landscaper.

Sam served in the Civil War from Illinois.

Catharina NICKLAS

John and Anna Nicklas's fifth child was Catharina Nicklas, born 1 January 1842 in Monroe County, Illinois.  She married Sam Linderman on 25 February 1870.  They had no children.  It was reportedly an unhappy marriage.

Clarence Eugene LEAMAN

Clarence was an electrician. Per Driskill, he suffered from mental illness.

Elsie Maude CHENOWETH

Elsie was a seamstress and enjoyed membership in a doll club.

Gordon Eugene LEAMAN

This living person has not agreed to be listed.

Gordon owned planes and supplies in Ardmore, OK.  He was killed in an airplane crash.

J. Laverne NICKLAS

HEADQUARTER'S . 607TH TANK DESTROY:ER BATI'ALION .APO 230 5 :MaY 1945 SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS - TASK FORGE SUNDT  (period - 10 to 19 .April 1945, incl)

P. 2 - 3  15 Apr 45; At 150700 Task Force continued on toward its objective with 3rd Co leading followed by 2nd. They proceeded .through LASKAU (37736), KNAU (JBI35), PLOlliEN (38534) , .. DI'ITER&l" WR."i' (38835). At DITTERSDOR1i' the 3rd Co was hal ted due to the number of PW's ,.,.on hand, plUS 01 ee.ning up work required, and the 2nd Co passed through them and continued the move on through DRAGENSDORF (38935), TEGAU (39135), to FORTI-lEN (J9434) then to LAWITZ (J9534). At this point they received heavy artillery fire and small anns fire from the Fast and Northeast. 2nd Co moved from WERNBERG to BOD:ELWITZ (J7439) to GEffi'WITZ (J7538), to DAUTMITSCH (J'7837), to KNAU, PLOTHEN and to DITI'ERSDORF where it passed through the 3rd Co and followed 2nd Co, closely covering the 2nd Co I S a.dvanc e from deployed overwatching positions. 3rd Co proceeded to TEGAU, to OOSCHITZ (J9233) to KERSCHKAU (J9527) where it eliminated scattered resistance and halted for gas. The 2nd Co withdrew from LAnTZ to FORI'H~ then moved to KIRSCHAU, covered by 1st Co fire and passed through the 3rd Co at KIRSCHKAU and moved to LOSSAU (J9329) and thence to LAN~BUCH (J9526) where it intercepted a sizabl e force of enemy moving out of the tovm on foot and in wagons. It deployed and destroyed the column, killing or dispersing the foot elements. The 1st Co following the 2nd also deployed and entered into the firing. The 2nd and 1st Cos then proceeded to THIERBACH (J9828) where heavy resistance was encountered. The two Companies held up for the night. '!he 3rd Co with the cP group moved into LANGENBJCH and bivouaced for the night. 16 @r 45: The TF continued the advance at 160700. Resistance in THIERBACH (J'j828) continued wi'tn small anns fire. The 3rd Co by-passed 'the town and proceeded. cross country, bypassing PAUSA (Fl:l128), going to UNTERPIRK (.l)227), then to BERNSGRUN (,J)427), to FR~ BERSGUN (Rn827), to STEINSQf (Kl127), to where the bridge was blown as the armor approached it at BARTH1iJIHLEN (I

Mary Jo SCHOEPF

This living person has not agreed to be listed.

Frank KRETEK

Frank was the head of Gas and Electric Company in El Paso, Texas.

Mary Margaret NICKLAS

This living person has not agreed to be listed.

Craig NICKLAS

Craig was head of Farmer's Union in three states.

Craig was a twin with Glenn.

Per SSDI Craig and Glenn were born 2 Feb 1916.  Nicklas history says 1915.

Betty CRAWFORD

Betty is named in Who's Who of New Mexico Agriculture College, las Cruces, New Mexico.  She was also a secretary for the Blue Cross.

Glenn NICKLAS

Glenn taught agriculture at U of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Glenn is a twin with Craig.

Per SSDI Glenn was born 2 Feb 1916.  Nicklas history says 2 Feb 1915.

Anna WILLIAMS

Anna was a music teacher.

Robert P. MILLER

Robert was an electrical engineer with the F. A. A.

Ramah B. DRISKILL

Ramah was a Home Economics teacher.

Ramah and her sister Normah married brothers, Robert P. and John M. Miller.

John M. MILLER

John is co-owner of Miller X-Ray company with his wife Normah.

Normah H. DRISKILL

Normah is co-owner of Miller X-Ray company with her husband John.