Timon O Mouser - 298th Engineer Combat Battalion, WWII, WW2

Timon O Mouser

Source: Newspaper clipping, posted on Find A Grave, from unknown source
Timon Odell Mouser was born on May 25, 1923 to Robert Melvin and Ivy Leona (Shell) Mouser. Timon married Emma Kathryn Petray on March 2, 1946. They had eight children: Ruth Helen; Linda Kay; Jerry Odell; Brenda Sue; Leona Mae; Deborah Ann; Martha Jane; and Marsha Jene. They divorced and Timon married Ida May Akers Gillam on May 10, 1968. They had one son, Timon Odell Jr. Timon served in the military during World War II and was sent overseas on December 23, 1943. He was a German prisoner of war from August 7, 1944 until April 7, 1945. Timon retired from Black River Electric after 40+ years of service. Timon was predeceased by his parents, six brothers, and five daughters. He is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters, numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Source: Find A Grave
Timon Odell Mouser, Sr
BIRTH 25 May 1923, Sank, Bollinger County, Missouri
DEATH 24 Aug 2017 (aged 94), Bixby, Iron County, Missouri
BURIAL Boss Cemetery, Boss, Dent County, Missouri
MEMORIAL ID 182790379

Source: WW2pow.info [defunct url]
Name: Timon O Mouser
Ser. Number: 36654870
Grade: Technical Sergeant
Service: Army
Arm: Corps Of Engineers
First Report: 08/23/1944
Last Report: 05/01/1945
Race: White
Residence: Missouri
Area: European Theatre Germany
Source: Official Sources
Status: Liberated Or Repatriated
Detaining Power: Germany

Source: The Southeast Missourian, Vol. 43-No.308, Monday Evening, October 2, 1944, Front page.
Lutesville Man Missing in War
T.O. Mouser, 21 Was Serving in France.
Special to The Missourian.
Lutesville, Oct. 2. - Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Mouser of near Lutesville were advised late Saturday that their son, Timon Odell Mouser, 21, an Army technician, has been missing in action in France since Aug. 6. The message did not reveal on what part of the front he was serving, nor the circumstances relating to his being missing.
Mouser entered service May 3, 1943, and trained at various camps in this country, then was sent overseas Christmas Day in 1943. He is reported to have entered France with the invasion forces on D-Day. Before entering service he was employed at Kankakee, Ill.
He was born 25 May, 1923, and attended the public schools here. A brother, Lloyd Mouser, is serving with the Navy at Pearl Harbor, and other brothers and sisters are Birdell Mouser of Granite City, Ill.; Robert and Kellie, at home and Melba, at home.

Listed in After/After Action Reports 26 July - 1 Dec 1944:
LOSSES IN ACTION - A Co - 7 AUGUST 1944
Tec 5 Timon O. Mouser 3665470

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