Bio: Knaack, Gerald (Reunion/Birthday - 1 Sep 1963)

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Surnames: Knaack

----Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 09/05/1963

Knaack, Gerald (Reunion/Birthday - 1 SEP 1963)

More than 45 relatives and friends gathered at the Charles Knaack Sr. home, city (Owen, Clark Co., Wis.), Sunday when they welcomed home Sp-5-P2 Gerald Knaack and his bride and daughter from a five year military tour of duty in Italy, plus celebrated Charles’ Birthday.

It will be five years ago this fall since Gerald first left here on a furlough prior to going on overseas duty which landed him in Italy.  Since that time he has acquired himself a bride and a daughter, Susie, which were introduced to, and welcomed home, by members of his family.  Most of the time he was in Italy he was stationed at a base near Verona.

Among the guests at the reunion were Mr. and Mrs. Edward Thorson and son Brian of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Thorson and children of Neenah; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kaufert and two children of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mertens and family and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mertens and children of Withee; Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Knaack and daughter of Hayward; Mr. and Mrs. Orville Welker and daughter, Owen; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Welker, Wausau; and Mr. and Mrs. Danny Hammel and son of Abbotsford.