Siblings

Bodil Alta Hauschildt, born July 6, 1908
Henry Franklin Hauschildt, born September 19, 1910
Chester Frederick Hauschildt, born December 28, 1911
Mary Elinor Thaw, born August 20, 1913
Theodore Roosevelt Thaw, born March 14, 1915
Ebba Louise Thaw, born December 13, 1916
with thanks to Ebba for writing down her stories

Hans Fredrick Ditler Hauschildt was born in Koving Denmark, March 30, 1881 to Henry Fredrick and Christina Thau Hauschildt. After his 18th birthday he served the compulsory year in the military before he could immigrate to America.

Henry Fredrick Hauschildt was a German by birth. He fought with King Fredrick for a part of land that was contested between Germany and Denmark. When that was settled Henry was a political exile.

Fred entered America through Ellis Island, and later was assigned to the 7th Cavalry and was sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, GA. He met Emily Brown on weekend passes in Chattanooga. They became engaged before he was sent to the Philippines to put down a rebellion. When he returned, his enlistment was up, so he and Emily were married Jan. 27, 1907. Later, they had gone to Oklahoma to homestead. Fred and Emily went to Oklahoma City. Emily worked for a doctor. Then in July 6, 1908, Bodil Alta was born. Somewhere along the line, Fred got this idea he wanted a farm, probably because in Denmark. having land denoted wealth. Well, he found his farm, traded for it, but found he had traded with Indians and it wasn't legal. But he packed up and they all moved back to Chattanooga where Chester was born Dec. 28, 1911.

On May of 1913 in Hamilton County, Fred got his citizenship papers and his name changed to Hans Fred Thaw, taking his mother's maiden name spelled Thau. He had his children's names changed too: Bodil, Henry and Chester. Then on Aug. 20, 1913, Mary was born. Not too much later, Fred got the farm bug again.

Fred found a farm in Fredonia, then Emily and 4 children came from Chattanooga on the train. There was another boy, born Theodore March of 1915 and Ebba Dec. 13, 1916. By that time, Fred was working building barracks for the army during WWI. When the war was over he came back home. By then Theodore had died in Oct 1916 of unknown cause.

Early in 1924, Henry moved to Manchester with Emily. He finished that school term then went to help Estef Hershman at his saw mill. He had a crush on Hershman's daughter, Nora Bell. One weekend he came home Mary and Ebba both had the measles. He wouldn't get close to them. He didn't want the measles. Well, before the week was out he was home with a worse case of measles than they had. Finally, they wormed it out of him. He had caught them from Nora Bell.

The next year he went to work for Ed Martin driving a dray wagon. They would pick up merchandise at the depot and deliver it. The first Halloween he drove the wagon he and some friends took the wagon apart and put it on the roof of the depot. Mr. Martin told him that he knew he was guilty so they had to take it apart, bring it down, and put it back together.

Of course by now Henry was making more money. so he buys a bicycle. He was sweet on Emma Medditt who lived up the street but there was also Rufus Goodwin sweet on her too. He had a motorcycle, leather jacket etc. So Henry buys a box of carpet tacks, spreads them on the road. Guess who picked them up ruined his tire? Henry, of course.

Henry enlisted in the Navy shortly after his 18th birthday. He had been in Chattanooga for some time and working in a foundry. He wasn't accepted in the Navy until January 29 because there was an annual quota. When he comes home a couple of weeks before he was to report, he had holes in both shoe soles. When something was said about it he said he was letting Uncle Sam pay for the next ones. He was sent to the Great Lakes Training Station for his basic training. After coming home on leave, he returned to Chicago with three other Manchester boys. Herman and Roy Winton and Jack Carden. But they weren't stationed together. Henry was sent for more training to San Diego Ca. to become an electrician 3rd class, and stationed on the USS New Mexico. They toured the Pacific and eventually was sent to Philadelphia and put in dry dock. He was given a leave and he came home in June of 1931. While he was there, Fred gave him the car keys. He kept busy driving his girl friends home. He said he would take one girl home and she would be back downtown before he was. He went back to Philadelphia. In 1932, he married Evelyn Fletcher. In 1933, they had a daughter, Lillian Alice. When she was a few months old, Henry, thinking the ship was going back to California, sent Evelyn to her mother's place in Huntington Park, Ca. But he didn't get back for a year.

Later, after Henry's enlistment was over, he and Evelyn divorced. He later married Virginia Rose and went to Las Vegas to her foster mother whose name was Odett. He got a job with an electric company in Searchlight, Nevada. While they were there. George Edward was born 1936. He worked in Searchlight for about a year before returning to Los Angeles to work for Pacific Electric. In October of 1939, he reenlisted in the Navy. After passing civil service, he said he knew he would be one of the first recalled. He had said when he was home in 1931 we would be at war with Japan by 1935. He was assigned to the USS Edsall, a destroyer with the Asiatic Fleet, stationed in the Philippines. He knew they would be sacrificed if and when the Japanese were attached to delay their progress. Dixie was born April 4, 1940. Henry had just made chief petty officer when the ship was missing. He had left his insurance to George and Dixie. The rest of the story you know.

Vessel or Station

NRS Nashville, TN (4/1/20 to 4/1/29; Rate AS)
USNTS, Great Lakes, Ill (4/2/29 to 7/16/29; Rate AS)
USNTS, San Diego, CA (7/19/29 to 3/22/30; Rate AS, F.3C)
USS Rigel AR-11 (3/22/30 to 7/10/30; Rate F.3c)
USS California BB-44 (7/31/30 to 8/5/30; Rate F.3c)
USS New Mexico BB-40 (8/6/30 to 6/1/34; Rate F.3c, EM3c)
RS New York, NY (6/1/34 to 7/16/34; Rate EM3c)
USS New Mexico BB-40 (7/20/34 to 3/31/37; Rate EM3c, EM2c)
USS Beaver AS-5
USS Edsall DD-219 (3/1/42; Rate EM1c)

Significant Awards

Purple Heart
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Combat Action Ribbon
Bronze Star
Gold Star (Next of Kin)