Obit: Bergner, 2nd Lt. Orle Sidney (1911 - 1951)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Bergner, Hanson, Moore

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, WI) 11/13/2013

2nd Lt. Bergner, Orle S. (30 JUL1911 - 22 OCT 1951)

Originally published in the Abbotsford Tribune, Thursday, November 1, 1951

Korean Casualty Husband of Abbotsford Woman

Mrs. Orle S. Bergner received a telegram Saturday from the Department of Defense, stating that her husband, Second Lt. Bergner, was killed in action in Korea October 22. Mrs. Bergner, the former Carol Hanson, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hanson.

The death of Lt. Bergner occurred 11 days after entering actual combat n Korea. He has served during all of World War II without a scratch.

Lt. Bergner was a Marine Corps veteran. He enlisted in that branch of service, in 1933, following his graduation from the Gillett High School in 1933 as class valedictorian. He served in China from 1935 to 1938 and then went into the inactive reserve from 1938 to 1941.

During the time he was a member of the inactive reserve, he made his home with his sister, Mrs. W. E. Moore, Wausau. He was employed by the county highway department and the Lotz Sand and Gravel Co. while a resident of Wausau.

Called back to active service in February 1941, he served in the Pacific Theatre during the entire World War II. He took part in the initial invasion of Guadalcanal and was awarded the Silver Starr medal for his part in the invasion. He later was in the assault group participating in the capture of Tarawa.

The telegram from the defense department indicated that temporary burial took place near the scene of the action.

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----Source: WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings

Name: Orle Sidney Bergner
Birth Date: 20 Jul 1911
Birth City: Wausau
State Registered: Wisconsin

Death Date: 22 Oct 1951
Death Country: Korea
Death Description: Killed in Action
War: Korean War
Title: Second Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service: US Marine Corps
Service ID: 052555

Notes: Second Lieutenant Bergner was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on October 22, 1951. Second Lieutenant Bergner was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll.

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----Source: Woodlawn Cemetery Index (Shawano, WI) Online index

Birth: July 11, 1930, Shawano, Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA
Death: October 22, 1951, “Punchbowl,” South Korea