The Reed and Berbach Families of New York State - Person Sheet
The Reed and Berbach Families of New York State - Person Sheet
NameWilliam E. HASENFUSS Jr. 
976
976Birth4 Mar 1921, Amsterdam, Montgomery Cnty, New York976
Death7 Dec 1941, Hickam Field, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii976 Age: 20
OccupationArmy Air Force1090
EducationGraduated from Wilbur H. Lynch Senior High School, Amsterdam, NY in 1939976
ReligionLutheran976
FatherWilliam E. HASENFUSS (-1995)
MotherFrieda BUSH (-1995)
Notes for William E. HASENFUSS Jr.
Prior to 1939:
William logs thirty-six hours of solo flight at the Perth, New York airport. He also builds radio sets.1092
1939:
William enlisted 7 or 19 Jul 1939.976,1090,1092
1941:
William is the first soldier killed in World War II from Amsterdam, New York.976,1090,1092
The following is copied from a memorial at the Hasenfuss Little Leaque Fields, Amsterdam, New York:
(Copied 25 Aug 2000 by Laurel Berbach)
“William E. Hasenfuss, Jr.
1st Class Mech. U. S. Air Force
First Amsterdam Serviceman
to give his life in the
defense of his country
December 7th 1941
Hickam Field Pearl Harbor”
For a detailed account of the death of William E. Hasenfuss, see:
Going, Robert N., Where Do We Find Such Men, Amsterdam, NY: George Street Press, 2013, pages 1, 3, 23, 58, 324, 358.
William logs thirty-six hours of solo flight at the Perth, New York airport. He also builds radio sets.1092
1939:
William enlisted 7 or 19 Jul 1939.976,1090,1092
1941:
William is the first soldier killed in World War II from Amsterdam, New York.976,1090,1092
The following is copied from a memorial at the Hasenfuss Little Leaque Fields, Amsterdam, New York:
(Copied 25 Aug 2000 by Laurel Berbach)
“William E. Hasenfuss, Jr.
1st Class Mech. U. S. Air Force
First Amsterdam Serviceman
to give his life in the
defense of his country
December 7th 1941
Hickam Field Pearl Harbor”
For a detailed account of the death of William E. Hasenfuss, see:
Going, Robert N., Where Do We Find Such Men, Amsterdam, NY: George Street Press, 2013, pages 1, 3, 23, 58, 324, 358.
Military notes for William E. HASENFUSS Jr.