Pfc. Lininger Killed Dec. 4
Pfc. William E. Lininger, 28, previously reported missing in action, was killed in action Dec. 4 while serving in the infantry attached to Hodges’ First army in Luxembourg, according to a telegram received Tuesday by his wife who lives at 117 ½ West Parker street.
Private Lininger, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Lininger, 1007 La Porte road, was employed by the Wood Products Co. here when he entered service Mar. 31, 1944. After receiving basic training at Camp Hood, Tex., he went overseas in September and had been in combat only six weeks when he was killed.
Born Oct. 28, 1916, in Waterloo, son of George and Cora Lininger, he attended West high school and on June 12, 1937, married Florence Hein, daughter of Herman Hein, 117 West Parker.
Surviving beside his parents, wife and one daughter, Charlene, 5, are three brothers, Lester, 2000 Mitchell avenue, Carmen, 1314 Grant avenue, and Pvt. Charles, in Germany; also four sisters, Mrs. Arthur Mosher, 103 Alta Vista avenue, Mrs. Henry Burd, 133 Hawthorne avenue, Mrs. Thadius Miller, 132 Western avenue, and Mrs. Earl Zearley, 425 Baltimore terrace.
One brother, George, and one sister, Lulu, preceded him in death.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Tuesday, May 22, 1945, Page 1 (photo of soldier)
IN MEMORIAM
LININGER: A Tribute of Love in Memory of our dear husband and father who passed away Dec. 4, 1944:
“Some day we know we’ll meet him;
Some day, we know not when,
And clasp his hand in the better land,
Never to part again.”
~Mrs. William Lininger and Charlyne
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Wednesday, December 05, 1945, Page 12
Lininger Rites To Be Saturday
Full military rites will be Saturday at 2 p. m. at Parrott & Wood funeral home for Pfc. William E. Linninger, whose body is being returned from Europe, where he was killed in action Dec. 4, 1944.
Rev. J. Perry Prather, pastor of Church of the Brethren, will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. The American Legion honor guard will conduct military rites.
Private first class Lininger was killed while serving in the infantry attached to Hodges’ First army in Luxemburg.
He was born Oct. 28, 1916, in Waterloo, the son of George and Cora Lininger, 516 West Eighth street. He attended West high school. On June 12, 1937, he married Florence Hein, at Waterloo.
Surviving besides his parents, wife and daughter, Charlene, 117 ½ West Parker street, are three brothers, Lester, 2026 Mitchell avenue, Charles, 303 East Mullan avenue, Carmen, 1314 Grant avenue, and four sisters, Mrs. Arthur Mosher, 103 Alta Vista avenue, Mrs. Harry Burd, 230 Hawthorne avenue, Mrs. Warner Lang, 132 Western avenue, and Mrs. Earl Zearley, 425 Baltimore Terrace.
The body will arrive here at 5:45 a. m. Saturday on the Illinois Central railroad, and will be taken to Parrott & Wood funeral home.
An honor guard from the American Legion, Becker-Chapman Post No. 138, will meet the train.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Thursday, December 08, 1949, Page 8 (photo included)
