Navorska tree » Pvt. Edwin W Wissing (1914-1941)
Personal data Pvt. Edwin W Wissing
- He was born in the year 1914 in somewhere in WA.
- (note1) .Source 1
Sources: Denise Baker, & M. Hansen
- (Cenotaph) after 1945 in Manila, Metro Manila, National Captial Region, Phillipines.Source 1
- He died on December 8, 1941 in Phillipines, he was 27 years old.
- A child of Barnard J. Wissing and Wilhemia (Wilhelmina) Kuiper
- This information was last updated on February 16, 2020.
Household of Pvt. Edwin W Wissing
Notes about Pvt. Edwin W Wissing
Edwin W Wissing
Sources: Baker, Denise, Title: Descendants of Willem H. "William" Kuiper, (Publication location: St. Libroy NE, Publisher: DB, Publication date: sent xxviii Nov MMVI), Pg. 7.
[Pg. 7]
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......... 2. Wilhemia "Minnie" Kuiper b: Abt. 1883 in Nebraska
............ +Barney Wissing b: 1875
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................... 3 Edwin Wissing b: Bet. 1900 - 1925
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Author: Hansen, M., Title: "Pvt Edwin W Wissing," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: FamilySearch, Publication date: vi Apr MMXVI), Repository: The Cloud
Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L2PG-YH4
"Pvt Edwin W Wissingin the Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current: Killed in Action during the initial Japanese attack on the Phillipines. Name on the Memorial Wall in Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila, National Captial Region, Phillipines
Edwin W Wissing in the U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945: Edwin W Wissing
... Male Race: White Religion: No Record Disposition: Nonrecoverable Service branch: Army Rank: Private Service number: 19016241
Edwin W Wissing in the U.S. WWII Military Personnel Missing In Action or Lost At Sea, 1941-1946: Edwin W Wissing Date of Loss: 8 Dec 1941 0 Branch: U.S. Army Air Force Rank: PVT Service number: 19016241 Status: Missing in Action Less
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Name Pvt Edwin W Wissing Sex Male Birth 1914 Washington, United States Death 8 December 1941 Philippines Burial 1941 Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines
Military Service 11 Sep 1940 Ft Lewis, Washington, United States Last Changed: April 5, 2016 by Mhansen3
Parents and Siblings
Barnard J Wissing 1875-1953
Marriage: 27 Apr 1903 Sierra Valley, Plumas, California
Wilhelmina Kuiper 1881-1961
Children of Wilhelmina Kuiper and Barnard J Wissing (9)
[1 f] Marie Martha Wissing 1900-1920
[2 f] Catherine Wissing 1905-Deceased
[3 f] Rose Wissing 1907-1944
[4 f] Francis Wissing 1910-Deceased
[5 f] Julia F Wissing 1910-Deceased
[6 m] Pvt Edwin W Wissing 1914-1941
[7 m] Edward W J Wissing 1915-Deceased
[8 f] Edna F Wissing 1918-Deceased
[8 f] Mildred L Wissing 1920-1950"
It is my hypothesis the location of Edwin's remains are known only to God. His name is on a cenotaph in Manila. - D. A. Navorska - xvi Feb MMXX - in proximo Grove, OK.
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Day of death December 8, 1941
- The temperature on December 8, 1941 was between 1.1 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 8.8 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
- April 27 » World War II: The Communist Party of Slovenia, the Slovene Christian Socialists, the left-wing Slovene Sokols (also known as "National Democrats") and a group of progressive intellectuals establish the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation.
- May 30 » World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag.
- June 5 » World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing.
- October 30 » Holocaust: Fifteen hundred Jews from Pidhaytsi are sent by Nazis to Bełżec extermination camp.
- November 12 » World War II: The Soviet cruiserChervona Ukraina is destroyed during the Battle of Sevastopol.
- November 14 » World War II: In Slonim, German forces engaged in Operation Barbarossa murder 9,000 Jews in a single day.
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