Schwerbel, Ralph

1916 - 1944  (28 years)    Has 10 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Schwerbel, Ralph
  Born	1 Sep 1916
  Gender	Male
  1920 Census	1920	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gustave Doeffler 30 Minnie Doeffler 34 Ralph Schwesbel 3 step son
  1930 Census	1930	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Minnie Doerfler44 Harold Doerfler9 Ralph Schwerbel13 Lena Selig83
  Education - High School	1934	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Appleton High School Class of 1934
  Military Service	Between 15 Oct 1940 and 25 Dec 1944
  WWII, 1LT, Company D, 127TH Inf. Regt.
  born 1 Sep. '16 at Appleton, WI (hometown); mother Mrs. Fred Kubitz, Route 1, Appleton; graduated Appleton H. S. in '35; worked for Appleton Post-Crescent when he entered active service; member of VFW; joined Wis. Nat. Guard ca. '35; was SGT in Co. D, 127TH Inf. at Appleton, WI on 15 Oct. '40; SN 20646461; battlefield commission?; new SN O-888233; letter to home describing rest camp in Australia post-Buna printed in Post-Crescent 3 Apr. '43; KIA 25 Dec. '44 by sniper on Leyte, Philippines; interred at Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, WI
  	Schwerbel, Lieut. Ralph
  WWII Army Enlistment Records	15 Oct 1940
  Name:Ralph C Schwerbel Birth Year:1916 Race:White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country:Wisconsin State of Residence:Wisconsin County or City:Winnebago Enlistment Date:15 Oct 1940 Enlistment State:Wisconsin Enlistment City:Appleton Branch:Infantry Branch Code:Infantry Grade:Corporal Grade Code:Corporal Component:National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Source:National Guard Education:4 years of high school Civil Occupation:Unskilled occupations in printing and publishing, n.e.c. Marital Status:Single, without dependents Height:68 Weight:166
  Letter	3 Apr 1943
  Appleton Post Cresent News
  1LT Ralph C. Schwerbel, from Appleton, Wisconsin and assigned to Co. D, 127TH Infantry, wrote a letter home describing his unit's return to Australia and described some of his experiences in the rest camp. His letter was printed in the Appleton Post-Crescent on 3 Apr. '43: "The welcome music of Appleton's band rang out as we hit dock in Australia some time ago and it really was a treat to hear it after nothing but jungle rhythm and native shouts for quite awhile. Townspeople cheered the returning soldiers and it was a great feeling to get back to the mainland after arduous months in the much publicized New Guinea campaign. The Australian Red Cross filled us with ice cream, fresh fruits, cigarettes and, second only to the ice cream as a treat supreme, ice cold bottles of coke. To top that off, a few hours later we again hit the line for a delicious meal of steak, mashed potatoes, more fruit and pudding. It was a real field day on food for a pack of hungry Yanks. "We are taking things a bit easy now, located on a beautiful white sand beach with clear, blue breakers of the Pacific rolling in to make ideal surfing. Food at camp is excellent and plentiful. All in all, we're having a swell time prior to polishing off the rough edges learned from combat experiences before we have another go at Tojo's little brown men. "Noticed that Sergeant Stan Bethe is wearing the arm band of special police detailed for this temporary camp. Most of the boys are regaining the weight they sweated off in the tropics. I suppose it won't' be too long before I'll be sporting my set of triple chins again. "The big news concerns Captain Edmond Bloch of Neenah, former commanding officer of Company H. He's now commanding the second battalion and was twice decorated for gallantry in action. Young, athletic, bronzed and likeable, Ed has received the silver star and the oak leaf cluster in addition for a second display of heroism. It really makes a fellow proud to work with men like him and others who have done excellent work in the recent campaign. "The men got three months pay and the results of canteen sales will give you the story. Over 4,500 pints of ice cream, hundreds of cases of coke and a small truckload of candy bars were sold in about an hour. We can get plenty of fresh fruit from local vendors. The lads consume plenty of the plums, grapes, apples, bananas and huge pineapples which are available. "I found in a visit with the Appleton boys that Bill Fiebelkorn was made a sergeant, George Jaeckels a technician fifth grade and Frankie Brueggemann and Don Vanderlois two stripers. Vanderlois and Fiebelkorn are acting as life guards on the beach in our rest area." 1LT Schwerbel had joined the Wisconsin National Guard in 1935, the same year he graduated from Appleton High School. He was a SGT in Co. D, 127TH Inf. at Appleton, WI, when 32D Div. mobilized on 15 Oct. '40. It is unclear if he received a battlefield commission during the Battle of Buna or if he completed OCS before his unit was deployed to New Guinea. 1LT Ralph C. Schwerbel was later KIA on 25 Dec. '44 by sniper on Leyte, Philippines. Source; http://www.32nd-division.org/history/ww2/32ww2-5.html
  Obituary	25 Jan 1944
  Appleton Post Crescent
  SchwerbelRalph9/1/191612/25/1944Post Crescent1/25/19451
  Died	25 Dec 1944	, , , Republic of the Philippines
  Find A Grave	Aft 25 Dec 1944
  Name:Lieut Ralph C. Schwerbel Birth Date:1 Sep 1916 Birth Place:Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States of America Death Date:25 Dec 1944 Death Place:Philippines Cemetery:Riverside Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place:Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States of America Has Bio?:N
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  	Schwerbel, Lieut. Ralph Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA Military
  Person ID	I90	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Schwerbel, John,   b. 5 Jun 1875, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 10 Dec 1918, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Selig, Minnie Mary,   b. 12 May 1885, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 10 Feb 1968, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F22302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	1920 Census - 1920 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1930 Census - 1930 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1934 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 25 Dec 1944 - , , , Republic of the Philippines Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1300] Appleton High School Class of 1934 Clarion Yearbook, (Appleton High School Class of 1934 Clarion Yearbook). 90 - Appleton High School Class of 1934