Theodore Gustav Feiock

1919 - 1945  (26 years)

• Name	Theodore Gustav Feiock
  Born	18 Jan 1919	Nebraska, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Apr 1945	Pacific Ocean
  Buried	Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I73627	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Christian Veiock Feiock,   b. 27 Sep 1876, Rohrbach, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 12 Nov 1966, South Dakota, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Johanna Siewert,   b. 20 Sep 1892, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 7 May 1942, South Dakota, USA  (Age 49 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1911	Nebraska, USA
  Family ID	F33600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  n Memory of U.S. Navy Torpedoman?s Mate Third Class Theodore Gustav Feiock Bowdle, South Dakota Edmunds County January 18, 1919 ? May 12, 1943 (approximate) Killed in Action in the Pacific aboard the SS Pickerel Submarine Theodore Gustav Feiock Theodore Gustav Feiock, headstone Theodore G. Feiock was born January 18, 1919, at Naper, Nebraska, to Christ and Johanna Feiock. Before he entered the service, Theodore worked in California at the North American Aircraft Company. In January of 1942, Theodore entered active service at Wold-Chamberlain Naval Base, Minneapolis, Minnesota. After basic training, he completed submarine school and was assigned a rating of Torpedoman?s Mate Third Class. Assigned to the SS Pickerel, Theodore Feiock ?set out from Pearl Harbor on 18 March 1943, after topping with fuel at Midway on 22 March, began her seventh war patrol off the eastern coast of northern Honshu. She was never heard from after her departure from Midway.? The SS Pickerel was reported lost on May 12, 1943. The men and officers aboard, however, were assigned death dates of August 10, 1945. The Pickerel was the ?first submarine to be lost in the Central Pacific area.? Theodore Feiock, Torpedoman?s Mate, Third Class, is listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. There is also a memorial stone for him at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. He was awarded the Purple Heart. This entry was respectfully submitted by Sheila Hansen, Fallen Sons State Coordinator, Spearfish, SD. Information for this entry was provided by an application for a SD veteran?s bonus payment, Edmunds County in World War II, and United States Submarine Losses: World War II.

  
  

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  [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Theodore Gustav Feiock (I73627)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I73627&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: Buried: Black Hills National Cemetery, Southwest Meade County, South Dakota, USAVerified by the VATheodore is here; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26401987 Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Theodore Gustav Feiock Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth: Jan. 18, 1919 Death: Apr. 10, 1945 Burial: Black Hills National Cemetery Sturgis Meade County South Dakota, USA Plot: Section MB Site 76 Created by: DonZas Record added: Apr 26, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 26401987