From the May 29, 2012, Northwest Herald (McHenry County, Il.) "First WWII casualty in McHenry County remembered decades later" by Stephen D. Benedetto.
On December 7, 1941, Private Joseph Nelles of Woodstock was preparing the altar for Mass at the makeshift chapel at Hickam Field. He had dreams of becoming a priest and was an assistant chaplain.
He was at first thought to be missing but later was confirmed among the dead from that day.His body was found near the base of the altar.
His watch had stopped at 7:50.
He is buried at Diamond Head Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu.
In 1995, the current Air Force Base Chapel was named after him.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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