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John Henry Schroder

Walhalla, South Carolina; Graduated from Clemson College in 1921, majoring in Electrical Engineering; World War II;  Died 1943, "Died while serving his country." Extracted from the Anderson Daily Mail, Nov. 30, 1943.

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Brother of Frank Schroder Will be Buried in Walhalla
Lieut. Commander John H. F. Schroder, formerly of Walhall, died at the Naval Hospital, San Diego, Calif., Monday following a three-week illness of a heart ailment.  He was 43 years of age.

A graduate of Clemson college, he moved from Walhalla in 1921 to Bloomfield, N.J., where he was connected with this firm until a year ago when he entered the Navy as an officer.

Lieut. Commander Schroder married Miss Ann C. gangren, of Brooklyn, N.Y., who survives him with the following brother and sisters.  Frank K. Schroder, of walhalla; Mrs. Charles stiles, of Nutley, N.J., and Mrs. L. A. Roumiliat, of New York city.

The body will arrive in Walhalla Sunday and the funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock.  The place of the funeral has not been announced. [unknown news source]

Schroder Rites
Be Held At 4
WALHALLA, May 9.—Funeral services for Lieut. Comdr. John H. Schroder, U. S. Navy, who died in a naval hospital at San Diego, Calf., will be conducted in St. Luke's Methodist church here Monday at 4 p. m. by Rev. J. K. Walker, Rev. R. S. Cooper and Rev. Ben M. Clark. Burial will be in West View cemetery. Pallbearers will be J. H. Seaborn, E E. Abbott. D. B. Darby, G. B. Rhodes, J. R. Clark, D. T. McLees, C. E. Parker and W. M. Earle.  Pallbearers will be J. H. Seaborn, E E. Abbott. D. B. Darby. G. E. Rhodes, J. R. Clark. D. T. McLees, C. E. Parker and W. M. Earle. The body will be taken to the church from the Ansel funeral home at 3 p. m. [Greenville News 05/10/1943 p6]

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY SCROLL OF HONOR

There are 479 Honorees from eight wars and campaigns:
WW I - 27; Nicaraguan Campaign - 1; WW II - 378; Korean War -18; Cuban Missile Crisis - 1; Viet Nam War - 29; The Cold War - 22; Global War on Terrorism - 3

The Scroll of Honor Website (https://cualumni.clemson.edu/scrollofhonor) includes a web page for each Honoree.  Each hero has his own story.

Steele R. Patterson, '34, WWII, LTC, Commander 465th Bomber Sqdn, Died in a training accident near Orlando, Florida, Oct 1944

Oliver J, Rochester, '36, WWII, LT, 25th Inf Div, KIA Sep 1943, New Guinea; Annie Rochester of Salem was Mother of the Year. Six of her sons graduated from Clemson.

Frank H Shirley, '39 WWII, Seaman; Survived sinking of one Destroyer, recovered and returned to duty; Lost at Sea in the Pacific, Nov 1943 when second Destroyer sank.

Louis G. Clark, '41 WWII, LT, Army Air Force Fighter Pilot, Shot down in the Pacific during strafing runs over Pagan Island in the Marianas, Mar 1945.

Allison P. Rhodes. '41, WWII, LT JG, Navy, KIA Nov 1942, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  Destroyer USS Rhodes named for him.    

Henry M. Laye '44, WWII, LT 42nd Inf Div, KIA Jan 1945, France - Bronze Star.  Buried in Ardennes American Cemetery in Neupre, Belgium.

Foster D. Mitchell, '44, WWII, CPL, Marine Corps, KIA, Feb 1945

John G Graham, '47, WWII, PVT, 101st ABN Div, KIA, Feb 1945, Battle of the Bulge.  Buried in Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France.

Guy H. McCarey, '50, Viet Nam, MAJ, Senior Advisor to a VN Regiment, KIA in Binh Duong Province, Nov 1965.   Served in combat in WWII, Korea, and VN.

William R. Yougue, '64, Viet Nam, LT, Army, KIA, Mekong River Delta, Sept 1967. River Patrol: the propeller of his craft became entangled and he dived overboard to free the obstruction. He never resurfaced, and his body was later recovered.

Thomas A. Moore, '67, Viet Nam, SGT, 101st ABN Div, KIA Dec 1969 in Thau Thien as a result of hostile ground action

 

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