OBIT: Albert C. AMMERMAN, 1942, Juniata, Blair County, PA

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Juniata Navy Man Missing, Father Hears
Albert C. Ammerman's Name Among Altoonans whose Fate is "Unknown"

Albert Clayton Ammerman Jr., aged 23, a Juniata young man, is missing
at sea according to a telegram just received by his father, Albert C.
Ammerman Sr. who lives at 305 Fifth Avenue, Juniata.

The young man held the rank of electrician's mate, first class, in the
U. S. Navy and had been in the service for five and one-half years,
serving his second enlistment.

The telegram from the Navy Dept. did not go into details, merely
stating that the young man was missing in the performance of duty, and
that details were not available.

Mother Is Dead

Albert Ammerman was born in Altoona Oct. 14, 1918.  His mother died
July 20, three years ago.  The father and these sisters and brothers
are living:  Mrs. Pauline Glucson of New York city; Mrs. Mary Walker
with whom the father lives at the Juniata address; Mervine Ammerman,
aged 18, who is employed by the government at Pearl Harbor, landing in
Hawaii six weeks ago and Blair, aged 12, at home.

The young man was a graduate of the Altoona High School and it was
during his senior year that he took the examination for entrance in
the Navy, joining up at the end of the school term.  He was known as
Bud to a large circle of friends.

He was at the home of his father and sister for two days in March and
at that time was on convoy duty on the U. S. destroyer Ingraham, which
has just been reported sunk in the Atlantic as a result of a collision
in the fog.  Ammerman went on duty on that ship in July of last year
when it was placed in service.  He was a member of the Holy Rosary
Catholic Church of Juniata.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Friday, August 28, 1942