Herschel Wiliam Roeschlein

Herschel Wiliam Roeschlein

Male 1918 - 1943  (25 years)

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  • Name Herschel Wiliam Roeschlein 
    Nickname Hershel 
    Born 20 Feb 1918  Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Nov 1943  Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. (MIA or at sea) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry.com, WWI & WWII Casualty Listings: "Herschel W. Roeschlein, d. 25 Nov 1943 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Tablets of The Missing At Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. World War II Awards: Purple Heart. Title and Rank: Aviation Ordnanceman, Second Class, U.S. Navy ID #6266665, U.S. Naval Reserve. Source: World War II Honor Roll."

      Clay County, Indiana World War II Veterans: Roeschlein, Hershel [sic] W. USNR"

      Indiana Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard World War II Casualty List:

      "ROESCHLEIN, Hershel William, Aviation Ordnanceman 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Frederick Roeschlein, RFD 4, Brazil."

    Person ID I35258  Complete
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2011 

    Father Jacob Frederick Roeschlein,   b. 15 Sep 1890, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1978, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Nellie Brown,   b. 1 Feb 1893, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1991, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years) 
    Family ID F18041683  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2010 
    Family ID F18041678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Feb 1918 - Indiana, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Nov 1943 - Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. (MIA or at sea) Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Herschel William Rosechlein (1918-1943)
    Herschel William Rosechlein (1918-1943)

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    USS LISCOME BAY   (CVE-56) CLASS - CASABLANCA
    USS LISCOME BAY (CVE-56) CLASS - CASABLANCA

    Displacement 7,800 Tons, Dimensions, 512' 3" (oa) x 65' 2" x 22' 4" (Max) Armament 1 x 5"/38AA 8 x 40mm, 12 x 20mm, 27 Aircraft.
    Machinery, 9,000 IHP; 2 Skinner, Uniflow engines, 2 screws
    Speed, 19 Knots, Crew 860

    www.navsource.org/archives/03/056.htm

    "Laid down in December 1942 as the second member of the Casablanca Class of Escort Aircraft Carriers, USS Linscome Bay commissioned into US Navy service on August 7th, 1943 and was immediately dispatched for duty in the Central Pacific.

    After training off the Hawaiian Islands for two months, she sortied to the Gilbert Islands on November 11th 1943 as part of Operation Galvanic, the invasion of Tarawa and Makin Atolls. Arriving off Makin Atoll on November 20th, the Linscome Bay launched the first of her 2,278 aircraft attack missions against the Japanese positions on Tarawa and Makin Islands. Three days of bloody fighting later the American assault had succeeded in capturing the islands from the Japanese and the Linscome Bay had reformed into her task force and prepared to withdraw from the area for refueling and re-provisioning.

    Steaming in formation at 15 knots about 20 miles Southwest of Makin Island in the early morning of November 24th, 1943, the Linscome Bay and her crew were preparing to begin morning flight operations when a lookout on the Starboard side shouted "Here comes a torpedo!" at 05:10hrs. The single torpedo, fired from the Japanese Submarine I-175 struck the Linscome Bay in her Starboard Stern, just aft of her engine room. Shortly after the impact and just the ship wallowed back to an even keel, a second larger detonation rocked the ship, likely from her aircraft bomb magazine exploding. All power on the ship was lost and she began to list heavily to Starboard, large fires burning all over the Stern half of the ship. The crew that had survived the explosions needed no orders to abandon the ship, as she listed more and more to Starboard, more ammunition began to cook off and the fully fueled planes in her hanger began to catch fire. As crew scrambled over the side into the water, the Linscome Bay suddenly rolled onto her Starboard side and sank Stern-first in this general area at 05:33hrs on November 24th, 1943.

    While 294 of her crew were able to escape the ship, 644 men went down with her."

    Documents
    Herschel William Roeschlein (1918-1943), Purple Heart Medal
    Herschel William Roeschlein (1918-1943), Purple Heart Medal

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    The Name Hirsh among Russian Jewish People
    The Name Hirsh among Russian Jewish People
    The Deer as the symbol for Hirsh, Stands for the Tribe of Naphtali, Hirsh means Deer in German/Yiddish and is Tsvi or Zvi in Hebrew.

    Headstones
    Herschel William Roeschlein (1918-1943), Jacob Frederick Roeschlein (1890-1978), & Nellie Brown (1893-1991)
    Herschel William Roeschlein (1918-1943), Jacob Frederick Roeschlein (1890-1978), & Nellie Brown (1893-1991)


    Ancestry.com:

    Summit Lawn Cemetery, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A.