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Herbert A. "Herb" Hadders

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    Lake Prairie School, 1934
The following article was found in the April 29, 1943, Lowell Tribune on page 2, column 3:
    The following soldiers spent the week-end at home visiting relatives and friends:

        Pvt. John Drinski, from Camp Livingston, La.
        Pvt. Robert Kennedy, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.
        Sgt. Herbert Hadders, from Los Angeles, Calif.
The following May 6, 1943, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 2, column 2:
    Sergt. Herbert Hadders returned to Needles, Calif., this week after spending a 15-day furlough here. His wife came from Cleveland, O., to be with him during his furlough and will remain for a short time at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hadders.
This February 24, 1944, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 2, column 2:
    Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hadders, residing on the west side of Lowell, received a letter from their son, T/Sgt. Herbert A. Hadders, now in England, who left the U.S. sometime the first of the year, stating that he had just recently met his brother, Pvt. Wilfred Hadders. Wilfred has been in England for 20 months. Herbert stated that it was wonderful seeing his brother after not visiting with him for two years. as Wilfred had never had a furlough since entering the armed forces. Herbert has been in the army 36 months,
    The Hadders also have another son, Arthur, who entered the air forces in December and is now stationed at Keesler Field, Miss.
The following August 3, 1944, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 3, column 1:

    Writes from France

    The Fred Hadders have received a letter from their son, T/Sgt. Herbert Hadders telling them that he is with the invasion forces operating in France. He said he was very busy and still O.K. He is looking forward to coming home soon.
This October 5, 1944, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 1, column 3:

    T-SGT H.HADDERS ON CASUALTY LIST

    TANK RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED WOUNDED IN FRANCE ON SEPTEMBER 12

    T/Sgt. Herbert Hadders, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hadders of near Lowell, became the thirteenth local boy wounded in the present conflict when the war department notified his parents last Saturday that he had been wounded in action in France.

    T/Sgt. Hadders, a resident of West Creek township since 1928, was graduated from Lowell high school with the class of 1937. He entered the service March 17, 1941, and after training in various camps in the United States and attending radio school, he embarked for overseas Dec. 31, 1943, landing in England. Since the middle of July he has been in action as tank radio operator with General Patton's tank forces, participating in the drive across France to the German border, where he was reported wounded in an engagement taking place on Sept. 12.

    T/Sgt. Hadders' wife, the former Mabel Popowski, resides in Cleveland, Ohio.

The following November 2, 1944, Lowell Tribune excerpt was found on page 4, column 3:
    T/Sgt. Herbert Hadders, now in a convalescent hospital in France, is recovering from wounds received in action during the invasion of France and is now able to be out part time. He has been awarded two medals and the Purple Heart, which he sent to his wife in Cleveland, Ohio.
This Lowell Tribune article was found in the January 4, 1945, issue (page 2, column 1):
    Mrs. George A. Hadders, Cedar Lake, wrote the following poem in honor of her two brothers-in-law, T/Sgt. Herbert A. Hadders, who was hospitalized in France when last heard from, but who is now back at the front, and Pfc. Wilfred Hadders, stationed somewhere in Belgium, both sons of the Fred Hadders, Lowell.
    To Herb and Bill Hadders on Christmas, 1944:
    The Christmas tree all bright with light and tinsel
    Cast out reflections on the snow so white--
    Three "stars" are hanging in the window,
    Our thoughts are there this holy night.
    May God above protect you always,
    Is the prayer of each and every one.
    We pray to God to grant us victory,
    Before the next New Years rolls around.
    May next Christmas time be joyful,
    And find us "all" grouped round the tree,
    To sing our praises to the Lord on high,
    For your safe return and Victory.
This January 25, 1945, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 2, column 1:
    Word has been received by the Fred Hadders from their son T/Sgt. Herbert Hadders, that he is back in the hospital because of reaction from old wounds received fighting the Germans. He said he was improving nicely.
This January 25, 1945, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 3, columns 1-2:

    Herbert Hadders Outfit Has Had Hard Going

    With the Fourth Armored Div. -- Here's what it's like on the road to Bastogne. Elements of the Fourth Armd. Div. with its Eighth Tank Bn. and the 10th Armd. Inf. Bn., took Chaumont.
    The armored infantrymen rode the mediums into the village. S/Sgt. Stanley M. Kosiek, 23, of Chicago, platoon sergeant of the first platoon, 10th Armd. Inf. tells it:
      "We went into town and didn't find much there. We got eight Germans out of buildings, other platoons got more prisoners. One was a woman in German boots and army overcoat. She had been wounded. Her face was bandaged and blood was running down her chin. She was about 20 years old. We couldn't believe at first it was a woman. We put her with a bunch of prisoners and that was the last we saw of her.
      "These Germans--some of them, at least--were wearing American field jackets and leggings. They had American cigarettes and candy and they were wearing our jackets under their overcoats. Most of them were young squirts--and mean.
      "We began to outpost the place when we saw three German tanks coming down a draw toward us. Infantrymen followed them. We saw 17 more German vehicles, including three American jeeps, moving around us. The Germans smoked the town.
      "We were ordered to withdraw. My men started back 50 yards apart moving fast. We found a wounded tanker and Pvt. William McIlvaine, mortatman from Charlestown, Mass. helping him back.
      "It slowed us down. We were the last out. But we made it. I passed my lieutenant on the way. He was wounded. He called, 'Don't leave me here.' I couldn't take him too. I told him the medics would come. I thought they could.
      "And we went by a tanker sitting in a ditch. His foot was mangled. He saw we couldn't take him. He just said, 'Hi'ya fellows.'
      We waded a creek while they were shooting burg guns at us, but we got through."
    T/Sgt. Herbert Hadders, son of the Fred Hadders, Lowell, a member of this outfit, is now back in a hospital for treatment of old wounds according to a letter the parents received recently.
This February 1, 1945 Lowell Tribune article was found on page 4, column 1:
    Sgt. Herbert Hadders, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hadders, Lowell, has been transferred from a hospital in France to England for further treatment of old wounds received some time ago.
This March 22, 1945, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 6, column 1:
    A telephone message to his parents, the Fred Hadders, from Sgt. Herbert Hadders, Tuesday of last week, informed them that he is now back in the U.S.A. Herbert, who was wounded in action some time ago, was in an army hospital in England before being transferred to the government hospital at Memphis, Tenn., for observation and treatment. He said he was getting along nicely.
This May 17, 1945, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 5, column 1:
    Sgt. Herbert Hadders, who is home from overseas duty, and his brother, Cpl. Arthur Hadders, stationed with the air corps at Fort Benning, Ga., are enjoying a furlough at the home of their parents, the Fred Hadders. This is the first time the two brothers have met in over three years. Herbert, who was wounded in action in Germany, is now recuperating at a hospital in Memphis, Tenn. His wife, who makes her home in Cleveland, is here with him. Both boys will return to their stations next week.
This May 31, 1945, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 2, column 1:
    After a three weeks furlough here with his wife and his parents, the Fred Hadders, Sgt. Herbert Hadders has returned to the government hospital at Memphis, Tenn., for further treatment of wounds suffered in France last September.
This Lowell Tribune article was found in the July 5, 1945, issue (page 2, column 2):
    From a list of soldiers now at Camp Atterbury, who have 85 or more points, and who will soon be discharged from service, we find the names of two from Lowell along with orthers from the county:

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