Son of Lewis Wenz of Otis. Arlin's brother Wilbur Wenz, a Lutheran Lay
Minister, was captured by the Japanese on New Guinea and died as a
prisoner.
The war department informed Louis Wenz of northeast of Otis, Tuesday morning
that his son, Arlin Wenz, had been killed in action in France on July 18. This
is the second son of Mr. Wenz to become a casualty in this war. A younger son,
Wilbur Wenz, who was a lay missionary in New Guinea, before the United States
entered the war, was taken prisoner when Madang fell to the Japanese, and it is
feared that he was killed, as all efforts to get word of his whereabouts have
been unavailing.
Arlin and his brother, Erwin had farmed in the Dakotas for a number of years
before his induction into the army. Prior to that time he farmed with his
father on the farm northeast of Otis.
Arlin Wenz was born May 21, 1913, being past 31 years of age at the time of
his death.
A large crowd gathered at the Lutheran Church in Otis Tuesday afternoon to
pay their respects to the memory of Sgt. Arlin George Wenz, son of Louis Wenz
of northeast of Otis, who was killed in action in France on July 18. Rev.
Lillich., pastor of the church, was in charge of the services.
Sgt. Arlin George Wenz, son of Louis Wenz and his wife. Bertha Schlechte,
was born on May 21, 1913, at Utica, Nebraska. He was baptized in early infancy
in the Lutheran Church at Utica and at the age of 13 was confirmed.
He came to Otis, Colorado with his parents in the year 1918. It was a few
years after this that his mother preceded him in death on March 28, 1923. After
his graduation from the eighth grade, he spent one year in the Otis High
School. He felt the call of the farm and helped on his father's farm for a
number of years, and also worked out on a farm in Nebraska and South
Dakota.
On April 13, 1942 he was inducted into the United States Army on that date,
having left from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, going to the Reception Center at
Fort Snelling, Minnesota. His first camp was Camp Roberts, California, where he
was assigned to Company I of the 134th Infantry. He also received training at a
camp near Los Angeles, California, Camp Hucker, Alabama, Camp Butner, North
Carolina, Nashville, Tennessee. From the latter camp he was sent to New York
where he embarked for England. Prior to leaving the United States, he was
promoted to the rank of Sergeant
He was a fine Christian gentleman, devoted to his Lord and Savior and to his
parents, brothers and sisters. He leaves to mourn his loss, his father, Louis
Wenz, his devoted stepmother, Mrs. Louis Wenz of Otis; three brothers and two
sisters, Erwin of Marion. South Dakota, Wilbur, lay missionary to New Guinea,
missing since December of 1941, Mrs. Dorothy Tritsch of Bushton, Kansas, Mrs.
Ella Warnke of Chicago, Illinois, and Pfc. Elmer Wenz of the United States
Army; other relatives and a host of friends.
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