Francis X. Nuwer IV (1920 - 1944)

Born 8 Feb 1920 in New York, United States

Ancestors

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Biography

Enlistment Jul 1942

Branch U.S. Naval Reserves, Marine Corps Aviator

Rank Corporal

Killed in action 22 Mar 1944

Francis Nuwer IV was killed in action during World War II.

Corporal Francis Nuwer IV served in the United States Marine Corps in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): Marine Bombing Squadron 413 (VMB-413)
Service ended:

Frank X Nuwer was listed as Missing in Action (MIA) over Rabaul in the South Pacific on 22 March 1944. It was his first mission as radio operator and gunner on a PBJ-1 (Naval version of the B-25). He was declared dead one year later, 23 March 1945.

Frank X Nuwer was the brother of Roman James Nuwer who also served in the Armed Forces during the War.

More detail about Francis X Nuwer, 4th can be found in this essay: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TJemRJvq7WwM4Yo_wcGigW4j-EDDL4up/

Francis X. Nuwer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nuwer of West Main Street has enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserves and will leave Friday for Parris Island, South Carolina.
(July 16, 1942)

Joins Leathernecks
Francis X. Nuwer

It’s "Life with the Leathernecks” for another local man, the Marine Corps recruiting station announced today. He is Francis X. Nuwer, 22, of 21 West Main Street, Lancaster.

The new Leatherneck, determined to do his part in the nation's all out war effort, remarked, "I'm glad I’m in the Marine Corps— it looks like just about the best branch of service for the kind of action I want."

After seven weeks of intensive basic training at the huge Marine Corps training center at Parris Island, S.C., the youthful Devil Dog will specialize in the duty that fits him best—on land, sea, or in the air.

At Parris Island, recruits are instructed in close order drill, the .30 calibar rifle, .45 calibar pistol, bayonet, and many other Marine Corps basic weapons of war.

(Lancaster Enterprise, August 20, 1942)

Mr. and Mrs. Valentine E. Drescher of Gardenville announce the marriage of their daughter, Rita Margaret, to Private First Class Francis X. Nuwer III, USMC, Cherry Point, N.C. son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis X. Nuwer of Lancaster, on Saturday, June 5, in St. Egbert's Church, Morehead City, N.C. The Rev. Francis McKinney officiated. The bridal couple is at home temporarily in Morehead City.
(Buffalo Evening News, June 10, 1943)

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Lieut Col. Roman J. Nuwer, ranking Army chaplain of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, returned yesterday on a 21-day leave after 30 months in the South Pacific. The soldier-pastor is pictured with his nephew's wife, Mrs. Francis X. Nuwer, Jr., and her son, Francis III, at their Lancaster home. The child's father, inset, is missing in action.
(Buffalo Courier-Express, October 11, 1944)

Corporal, USMC. Listed as MIA over Rabaul on his first mission as Radio Operator and Gunner on a B25. Declared dead 23 Mar 1945.

Chaplain's Kin Kill
A nephew and a cousin of Lieut. Col. Roman J. Nuwer, highest-ranking chaplain of the Diocese of Buffalo, who served in France in World War I and in the Southwest Pacific for 2 1/2 years in this war, have been officially listed as dead by the Navy Department. Corp. Francis X. Nuwer Jr., USMCR, 25, Col. Nuwer's nephew, and First Lieut. Eugene A. Nuwer, USMCR, 26, his cousin, were Marine Corps fliers. Francis, whose wife and year-old son, Francis X. Nuwer III, live in Gardenville, had been listed as missing over Rabaul since March 22, 1944, the day he made his first mission as a radio operator and gunner on a B-25, as reported in The News April 3, 1944. Eugene was a fighter pilot and had been missing over Guadalcanal since Oct. 20, 1942, as reported in The News Dec. 29, 1942. The Purple Heart, awarded posthumously, was received Monday by Eugene's wife, who lives at 9 Pleasant Ave., Lancaster. Francis attended St. Bonaventure College and was associated with Nuwer's Firestone Auto Supplies Store before he entered the service in July 1942. Besides his wife and son, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis X. Nuwer, 21 West Main St., Lancaster, and a brother, Roman Nuwer. Lieut. Nuwer was a graduate and football star of the University of Buffalo and entered the Marine Corps in July 1941. Besides his wife, he is survived by a brother, Norbert Nuwer.
(Buffalo Evening News, April 19, 1945)

Frank X. Nuwer I (1823-1888)
Frank X. Nuwer II (1862-1940)
Frank X. Nuwer III (1895-1972)
Frank X. Nuwer IV (1920-1945)
Frank X. Nuwer V (1943-)

Sources

• 1940 United States Census, Ward 3, Lancaster, Lancaster Town, Erie, New York, United States
  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56753055/francis-xavier-nuwer
• birth date found on WW2 Draft Registration card