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Note: [07092006_Schildt_Tobeck_Yezek .FTW] Roehl, 1st Lt. James E. Roehl Lt. Roehl entered the service July 3, 1942, at Fort S ne ll in g. Se rv ed wi th the Air Force Signal Corps, training at Camp K oh le r, Ca lif ., Fo rt Monmo uth, N.J., Miami Army Air Field and Hicksvi ll e, L ong Is lan d. We nt overse as Jan. 13, 1945, from Miami, Fl a. Se rv ed in the Chi na t heat er and was aw arded the Asiatic-Pacif ic theat er ri bbon, Chine se Meda l, Vic tory Ribbon a nd three battle st ars. Hon orab ly discharg ed on Se pt 16, 194 6, at Fort She ridan, IL. Obituary - James Edward Roehl Roehl James Edward Roehl, age 81, of Hopkins, MN, born S ep te mb er 2 2, 1 92 1, died March 2, 2003. Preceded in death by spouse s, La ran et ta (19 75 ), a nd Bernice (2000). Survived by daughters, Lorr aine ( Tho ma s) Rokov it z, Nan cy (Michael) Getty; and step-daughters, D iane Bl anch ar d, Debra H edb erg, De nise Foss; grandchildren, Georg, Lo rrain e, Mich el e, Jennife r, Chri stina, H eidi, Holly, Sadie, and Jess e; a nd great-gr and children, J acob a nd Kaylyn n; sister, Patricia (Tho ma s) Doolittle. S erv ed with the 3 365 Sig nal Servi ce Bn. attach ed to t he Flying Tige rs in t he China-Burma- India th eatre, WWI I. Esta blish ed command and con trol com munication equip ment on b ases throug h out Ch ina. Retired Lieute nant Colo nel from the Ar my Reser ve in 198 1. Li fe m ember and past Po st Command er of George R. Wol ff V.F. W. #42 5. Me mb er of American Legio n: C-B-I Vet erans Association. G rad ua te of Univ ersi ty of Minnesota Sch ool of Electr ical Engineering, t au ght cl ass es in Engine ering and join ed Honeywe ll as an Aeronautic al Engin e er a nd later a consult ant aft er retiremen t. Memorial Mass T hur sd ay 10 am at S t. Joseph Cathol ic Chu rch, 1310 Ma in Street, Hopk in s. Memor ial visitati on Wednesday, 5 -8 p m, at Washburn- McReavy Stro be ck Johnson C hapel, 1400 M ain St., Hop kins, a nd one hour p rior at c hur ch. Interment F ort Snelling N ational C emetery. Wa shburn-McR eavy S trob eck Johnson 952-93 8-9020 Published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on 3/9/2003.
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