Roger Arthur GUSE

Father: Percy Adolph GUSE
Mother: Elsie Martha Marie ZAHN

Family 1: Dorothy NEHLS

(1) Iowa, Marriage Records via Ancestry.com. 
                                                      _________________________
                            _Heinrich Albert GUSE ___|
                           |                         |_________________________
 _Percy Adolph GUSE _______|
|                          |                          _Friedrich WILLENBOCKEL _
|                          |_Louisa L. WILLENBOCKEL _|
|                                                    |_Julianna WILDE _________
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|--Roger Arthur GUSE
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|                           _________________________|
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|_Elsie Martha Marie ZAHN _|
                           |                          _________________________
                           |_________________________|
                                                     |_________________________

Notes

Updated October 14, 2019. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1930 United States Census for Wisconsin, Columbia Co., Columbus - City: 1st Ward; Enumeration District 11-4; Sheet 5B; April 7, 1930.

Rodger A. GUSE is the son of Percy A. and Elsie M. GUSE. He is 9 years old, born in Wisconsin, and is attending school.

(2) Iowa, Marriage Records via Ancestry.com; Dubuque County

- Groom: Roger GUSE
- Residence: Beaver Dam, Wis.
- Occupation: Bakery
- Age Next Birthday: 20
- Place of Birth: Watertown, Wis.
- Father's Name: P. A. GUSE
- Mother's Maiden Name: Elsie ZAHN
- Bride: Dorothy NEHLS
- Residence: Juneau, Wis.
- Age Next Birthday: 19
- Place of Birth: Juneau, Wis.
- Father's Name: Louis NEHLS
- Mother's Maiden Name: Hettie STRASSBURG
- Witnesses: Mrs. J. N. LYERLY; W. Hugh LYERLY
- Date: 27 June 1940
- Location: Dubuque, Iowa
- Officiant: J. N. LYERLY, Pastor; Immanuel Cong. Church

(3) U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Roger A GUSE
- Birth Year: 1920
- Nativity State or Country: Wisconsin
- State of Residence: Wisconsin
- County or City: Dodge
- Enlistment Date: 4 May 1942
- Enlistment State: Wisconsin
- Enlistment City: Milwaukee
- Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
- Grade: Private
- Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
- Source: Civil Life
- Education: 4 years of high school
- Civil Occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
- Marital status: Separated, with dependents
- Height: 73
- Weight: 166

(4) Newspaper articles from an unknown source posted to Ancestry.com

"Killed in Italy. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. GUSE, 305 York St., Beaver Dam, received a message from the Secretary of War this morning, advising them that their son, Pfc. Roger A. GUSE, aged 23, had been killed in Italy on Aug. 5th. Pfc. GUSE enlisted in the service in April of 1942, and had been overseas for several months. While in this country he had received his training at Fort Sheridan, Ill.; Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland; Rice, Calif., and at Camp Young, Calif. Roger would have been 24..."

"MEMORIAL SERVICE... Pvt. First Class Roger A. GUSE U.S.A., killed in action in August 1944... Capt. John F. HENNESSEY, somewhere in Italy, has written to Mr. and Mrs. P. GUSE of Beaver Dam, dated Dec. 5th, of the accidental death of their son, Roger GUSE, which occured in Italy several months ago as follows: It is my deepest feeling of sympathy that I write this letter to you. I fully realize the shock it must have been to you upon the receipt of the notice of Roger's death, as it was a shock to the men of the Company and myself here. I would have written sooner but Army regulations forbid. The reason being to save any possible mistake and embarrassment. The War Department requires we wait a specified time to enable them to properly verify the report of death and to notify persons concerned before they hear from any other source. Roger's accident could have happened to anybody, any place where there are motor vehicles. It is not known just how it happened, because he was alone at the time. It is reasonably assured from investigation and upon consideration of the rate of speed we must gain over here at this time that he lost control of his vehicle and failed to make a turn in the road. At the time he was returning from a regular duty. It was surprising to us because he was considered a very capable and careful driver. Although he was only with my Company a few months he performed his duty as a true American soldier and gained the confidence and friendship of everyone whom he contacted in the Company and we liked him very much. His burial was a simple military type given to all deceased soldiers here. All his records have been properly accomplished and personal property sent through channels which you will eventually receive. I sincerely hope this letter will help to comfort you in some of the things you hadn't previously known. You can at some future date get information from the War Department as to the location of the grave. All I can tell you is it is in central Italy."

(5) World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas via Ancestry.com

- Name: Roger A GUSE
- Inducted From: Wisconsin
- Rank: Private First Class
- Combat Organization: 94th Ordnance Maintenance Company
- Death Date: Aug 05 1944
- Monument: Florence, Italy
- Last Known Status: Buried

(6) The World War II Honor Roll via The American Battle Monuments Commission

- Roger A. GUSE
- Private First Class, U.S. Army
- Service # 36224729
- 94th Ordnance Maintenance Company
- Entered the Service from: Wisconsin
- Died: 5-Aug-44
- Buried at: Plot A Row 3 Grave 25, Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy

(7) U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 via Ancestry.com

- Inscription (front): ROGER A. GUSE / PFC 94 ORD MAINT CO / WISCONSIN AUG 5 1944 / 25
- Inscription (rear) (service number): 36224729
- Permanent Cemetery: FLORENCE 5201; Block A, Row 3, Grave 25, Christian Cross
- Next of Kin: Mrs. Dorothy GUSE (wife); R.F.D. #3; Juneau, Wis.

(8) Find a Grave

- Name: Roger A. GUSE
- Birth: 3 Sep 1920
- Death: 5 Aug 1944 (aged 23)
- Burial: (Memorial Marker, not Grave) Highland Memory Gardens; Trenton, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
- Note: "In Memory of Son Roger a GUSE, Buried in Florence Italy, PFC US Army"
- Memorial ID: 172137721

(9) Stueber, Richard D., "Descendants of Henrich Albert GUSE," (Madison, WI: self-published manuscript, 2000), p. 2.

- Christened October 3, 1920, in St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Watertown, Wisconsin