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Ferdinand Wuenschel III 1919 - 2004

Ferdinand Wuenschel III of Cook County, Illinois United States was born on March 22, 1919 in Speyer, Karlsruhe County, RP Germany, and died at age 85 years old on April 4, 2004 in Clermont, Lake County, Florida United States. Ferdinand Wuenschel was buried at Black Hills National Cemetery Section O Site 379 Pleasant Valley Drive, in Sturgis, Sd.

Ferdinand Wuenschel III
Ferdinand Fred "Fritz" Wuenschel III
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Cook County, Illinois United States
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March 22, 1919
Speyer, Karlsruhe County, RP, 67346, Germany
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Clermont, Lake County, Florida, United States
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  • 03/22
    1919

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    March 22, 1919
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    Speyer, Karlsruhe County, RP 67346, Germany
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Ferdinand Wuenschel III was white of German heritage. He was born on March 22, 1919 in Stadtkreis Speyer, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany to parents Ferdinand Wuenschel II and Hermine "Ruth" Seifert. His father Ferdinand II was born on April 11, 1894 in Kaiserslautern, Bayern, Germany and married Ruth on November 4, 1916 in Speyer, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland. He immigrated to the US and arrived in New York City, New York, USA on June 29, 1927. He resided in Granville, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA and then moved to Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Ferdinand Wuenschel II became a naturalized citizen in November of 1942. He passed away in Sierra Vista, Cochise, Arizona, USAon May 26, 1962. Ferdinand Wuenschel III's mother, Ruth, was born on October 18, 1894 in Speyer, Pfalz, Germany and departed from Bremen, Germany on June 21, 1928 and arrived in New York City, New York, USA on July 2, 1928. She resided in Granville, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA and then moved to Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Hermine became a naturalized citizen on November 11, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She later re married to Frank E Storfer (1918–1985) on January 29, 1958 in Cook, IL and passed away on July 4, 1978 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Ferdinand Wuenschel lived in a variety of places. He was born in Stadtkreis Speyer, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany in 1919 and departed from Bremen, Germany aboard the S.S. Karlsruhe on June 21, 1928 and arrived in New York City, New York, USA on July 2, 1928. He then resided in Granville, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA in the 1930's and joined the Army in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA in the 1940's. On December 4, 1942 he became a naturalized citizen in Seattle, Washington, USA. After he re-enlisted into the US Army, Ferdinand resided in El Paso, Texas, USA in the 1950's and then lived in Decatur, Alabama, USA in the late 1950's. In Septmeber of 1960, he retired as a US Army Capt of the Signal Corps in Ft. Huachuca, Arizona. He then moved to South Dakota, USA, Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA, and lastly Clermont, Lake, Florida, USA where he passed away in 2004.

  • Early Life & Education

    Fred had one brother Walter Wuenschel (1923-1990). At the time of his enlistment, he had completed three years of high school.

  • Military Service

    Ferdinand Wuenschel served in the US Army for two terms. He first enlisted on September 16, 1940 in Chicago Illinois as a private with Military serial#: 20624154. His service lasted for 8 years until his discharge on April 10, 1948. A few months later, he re enlisted on June 18, 1948 and served for an additional almost 50 years until his discharge on February 18, 1991. He was a Retired Capt in the US Army Signal Corps.

  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Mechanics And Repairmen, N.e.c.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Fritz Wuenschel was married four times in his life. He first married Amelia Motyka (1919–2008) on July 17, 1941 in Cook, Illinois, United States. The couple had two sons together. He then married Wanda G Lee (1923–2018) and they had two children together including a daughter Ann Elizabeth Wuenschel (1952-2022). He married again on January 29, 1958 in Cook, Illinois, United States. And once more, Ferdinand married again to Rosemary J (Marie) Gruenwaldt (1941–) on June 20, 1980 in Clark County, Nevada, USA.
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    April 4, 2004
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In 1919, in the year that Ferdinand Wuenschel III was born, Indian lawyer Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Satyagraha campaigns, beginning the nonviolent resistance movement against British rule of India. Satyagraha means "holding onto truth" and the campaign for India independence, which was eventually obtained, called for "self-suffering" rather than inflicting suffering (i.e., violence) on others.
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In 1925, by the time he was just 6 years old, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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Wuenschel, Elizabeth (Dec 11, 1921 - Jul 1985) Wuenschel, Margaret (Mar 1, 1891 - Oct 8, 1987) Wuenschel, Lee (Aug 22, 1911 - May 1991) Wuenschel, Elizabeth (Mar 4, 1900 - Nov 1985) Wuenschel, Mary (Oct 15, 1925 - Nov 1985) Wuenschel, George (Sep 2, 1915 - Jun 29, 1989) Wuenschel, Carl (Apr 17, 1889 - Aug 1968) Wuenschel, Raymond (May 27, 1919 - Mar 1977) Wuenschel, Lottie (Nov 2, 1922 - Feb 1, 2003) Wuenschel, Matilda (Mar 7, 1899 - Mar 1978)
Wuenschel, Herman (Oct 29, 1903 - Feb 18, 1997) Wuenschel, Viola (May 3, 1915 - Mar 1, 1998) Wuenschel, Nancy (Apr 16, 1935 - Dec 16, 2008) Wuenschel, George (Sep 24, 1911 - Jul 1986) Wuenschel, Amelia (Jul 25, 1888 - Apr 1984) Wuenschel, John (May 31, 1932 - Nov 1983) Wuenschel, Hilda (Jun 10, 1908 - Mar 7, 2011) Wuenschel, Albert (Jan 26, 1905 - Sep 16, 1990) Wuenschel, Paul (Sep 19, 1919 - Jul 1959) Wuenschel, George (Apr 23, 1876 - Dec 1967)
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