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Flying Officer Charles Woodrow "Woodrow" Hostetler

Male 1916 - 1944  (27 years)


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  • Name Charles Woodrow "Woodrow" Hostetler 
    Prefix Flying Officer 
    Born 9 Oct 1916  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military WW2  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-126302P 
    Died 29 Jul 1944  [1, 2, 3
    Buried Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I126302  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Harry R. Hostetler,   b. 17 Jan 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1950, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Roxie Toman,   b. 27 Mar 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1984, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Family ID F19596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • F. O. Woodrow Hostetler Presumed Dead

      Flying Officer Woodrow Hostetler is now reported presumed dead, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hostetler. Only a few weeks ago he was reported missing. The sad news is reported to have come through Red Cross channels, but no particulars are as yet forthcoming.

      New Hamburg Independent, August 25, 1944

  • Sources 
    1. [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead.
      Hostetler, Charles Woodrow 27 years Birthdate: 1916 Oct 9 Died: 1944 Jul 29 Rank: Flying Officer Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force Force: Air Service Number: J24035 Additional Details son of Harry & Roxie Hostetler of Baden, Ontario

    2. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link.
      In Loving Memory Of/ Harry Hostetler/ Jan. 17, 1887 - May 9, 1950/ Fo. C. Woodrow Hostetler/ Oct. 9, 1916 - July 29, 1944 [Veteran's Poppy - Flat Marker][ Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Woodrow Buried In Hamburg Cemetery, Germany, Son Of Harry And Roxie (Toman) Hostetler Of Baden, Ontario]

    3. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, F. O. Woodrow Hostetler Presumed Dead - August 25, 1944.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Link to Google Earth
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