Sergeant Emil Bender

1930 - 1952  (22 years)

• Name	Emil Bender
  Prefix	Sergeant
  Born	14 Jul 1930	Zeeland, McIntosh County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Oct 1952	Tokyo Army Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
  Buried	2 Nov 1952	Riverside Memorial Park, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I111140	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Martin W. Bender,   b. 20 Sep 1885, Kassel, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 3 Feb 1968, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Fredericka Schnabel,   b. 21 Dec 1888, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 27 Nov 1962, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1907	North Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F48170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: http://koreanwarmemorial.sd.gov/SearchEngineForm/profiles/42.htm In Memory of U.S. Army Sergeant Emil Bender Aberdeen, South Dakota Brown County July 14, 1930 ? October 8, 1952 Died of Wounds in Japan Emil Bender was born on July 14, 1930, to Martin and Fredericka (Schnabel) Bender in Zeeland, North Dakota. Emil Bender had six brothers: Reiny, Alfred, Herman, Jacob, Reuben, and Gideon. Emil Bender also had three sisters: Ada, LaRue, and Alma. Emil farmed with his parents until they sold out in 1946 and moved to Aberdeen, where Gage Brother?s Concrete Company employed Emil. At the time of his enlistment, he was employed by Johnson Culvert Company. His family remembers Emil as someone who made friends easily and seemed to get along with everybody. Sergeant Bender was drafted into the U.S. Army on September 27th, 1951. He was trained, came home on leave for a few days during Christmas of 1951, and then was sent overseas in early 1952 as part of the 40th Infantry Division. On October 5, 1952, Sergeant Emil Bender was wounded in action in Korea. He was evacuated to the Tokyo Army Hospital in Japan. On the same day, two soldiers came to the family?s home in Aberdeen to inform Emil?s parents that he was wounded. They came back on October 8 to tell the family that Emil had died of his wounds that day. He was 22 years old. Sergeant Emil Bender?s body was returned to the United States and arrived by train in Aberdeen on November 2, 1952. Emil was buried with military honors the next day at Riverside Cemetery in Aberdeen. He is currently survived by his brothers, Reuben and Jake, and his sisters, Ella Hudson and LaRue Opp. I will remember the service and sacrifice of United States Army Sergeant Emil Bender. This entry was respectfully submitted by Hank G. Williams, 8th Grade, Spearfish Middle School, Spearfish , South Dakota, May 25th, 2004. Information for this entry was provided by Mrs. Larue Opp, Aberdeen, an application for a SD veteran?s bonus, and an obituary sent to us by Pauline Davies, Aberdeen. Profile approved by LaRue Opp, sister.

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Emil Bender Birth: Jul. 14, 1930 Zeeland McIntosh County North Dakota, USA Death: Oct. 8, 1952 Emil Bender was born on July 14, 1930, to Martin and Fredericka (Schnabel) Bender in Zeeland, North Dakota. Emil Bender had six brothers: Reiny, Alfred, Herman, Jacob, Reuben, and Gideon. Emil Bender also had three sisters: Ada, LaRue, and Ella. Emil farmed with his parents until they sold out in 1946 and moved to Aberdeen, where Gage Brother's Concrete Company employed Emil. At the time of his enlistment, he was employed by Johnson Culvert Company. His family remembers Emil as someone who made friends easily and seemed to get along with everybody. Sergeant Bender was drafted into the U.S. Army on September 27th, 1951. He was trained, came home on leave for a few days during Christmas of 1951, and then was sent overseas in early 1952 as part of the 40th Infantry Division. On October 5, 1952, Sergeant Emil Bender was wounded in action in Korea. He was evacuated to the Tokyo Army Hospital in Japan. On the same day, two soldiers came to the family's home in Aberdeen to inform Emil's parents that he was wounded. They came back on October 8 to tell the family that Emil had died of his wounds that day. He was 22 years old. Sergeant Emil Bender's body was returned to the United States and arrived by train in Aberdeen on November 2, 1952. Emil was buried with military honors the next day at Riverside Cemetery in Aberdeen. He is currently survived by his brothers, Reuben and Jake, and his sisters, Ella Hudson and LaRue Opp. I will remember the service and sacrifice of United States Army Sergeant Emil Bender. Family links: Parents: Martin W Bender (1885 - 1968) Fredericka Schnabel Bender (1888 - 1962) Burial: Riverside Memorial Park Aberdeen Brown County South Dakota, USA Plot: Block C Lot 373 Maintained by: Shirley Ann Bender Kemp Originally Created by: MaryT Record added: Apr 03, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 107757032