Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Rademacher, Martin J. November 1944
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Portland Review, Thurs. Dec. 1, 1949

WESTPHALIA VETERAN TO BE BURIED FRIDAY
Sgt. Rademacher Was Killed While Serving With Air Force

The remains of Sgt. Martin J. Rademacher, first Westphalia World War II veteran 
reported killed in action, were returned to Westphalia for burial on Tuesday 
evening. First word that he had been reported killed in action over Hungary in 
November, 1944, was received by the parents, March 7, 1945. He had been reported 
missing in January. A memorial Mass was held on March 12 at St. Mary's Church, 
Westphalia.

Martin entered service October 7, 1943, at the age of 19 years, received his 
training at Kessler Field, Miss., and at Gunnery School, Laredo Army Air School, 
Laredo, Texas, where he graduated in March 1944 and received a diploma and a 
pair of Aerial Gunners silver wings. After this he was sent to Hammer Field, 
Fresno, Calif., and later received a 15 day furlough before leaving for Muroe, 
Calif., where he was stationed for two months before being sent to New York, 
where he left for overseas in August of 1944 and was a tail gunner and assistant 
radio operator on a B-25 Liberator bomber with the 15th Bomber Squadron. He had 
completed 25 missions when reported missing in action in January and no word had 
been received in the meantime. The 454th and the 455th Bomber Squadron, wo which 
he was attached received a Presidential Citation presented by Major General 
Twining., this was the first "joint" citation awarded in the history of the Army 
Air Forces.

Sgt. Rademacher was born June 27, 1925, and was an only son of Mr. and Mrs. 
William Rademacher. His father, a World War I veteran died several months ago. 
He too was accorded a military burial. 

The mother survives and there are four sisters, Mrs. Walter Fox of Lansing, Mrs. 
Martin Thelen, a twin sister of Fowler, Mrs. Donald Trierweiler and Monica 
Rademacher of Westphalia. The father died June 18, 1949.

Military funeral services will be conducted at St. Mary's Church, Westphalia at 
10 a.m. on Friday under the direction of E.J. Werner, Post No. 3733 Veterans of 
Foreign Wars. 

All ex-service men officers, Reserve Corps, Enlisted Reserve Corps and National 
Guard in uniform and insignia of their branch of service will attend the 
funeral. 

Additional Comments:
Burial mass: Fri. 2 Dec. 1949 - St. Mary's Cemetery, Westphalia, MI
KIA WWII Air Force

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