Walter Junghans - World War II

Walter Junghans, youngest son of Wilhelminia (Schmidt) and Paul Richard Junghans served during World War II.    Below is a copy of the passenger list as he traveled from Honolulu back to mainland United States.

Cushman K Davis passenger list

Walter sailed on the SS Cushman K Davis leaving Honolulu August 12, 1944 and arrived in Seattle, Washington on August 21, 1944.    Walter lived in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.    I do not know when Walter was discharged but believe it was in 1945.

1930 US Census - Walter Junghans

Here is the 1930 US Census for my grandfather, Walter Junghans.

It appears Walter was living alone, even though it indicates "boarder".   He was employed as an order clerk for a poultry and barn equipment company in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson county, Wisconsin.

I had trouble tracking down this census as it was indexed as "Walter Junghaus" rather than the correct spelling of Junghans.

Louise (Daniels) Junghans and Walter Junghans

Here is a photo of my grandparents, Louise (second from the left) and Walter Junghans (far right).  This photo was taken about 1970 in the Philippines.

Walter was the youngest child of Wilhelmina (Schmidt) and Paul Richard Junghans.

*Photo provided by Gloria (Barker) Garrison, the granddaughter of Louise (Daniels) and Walter Junghans.

Walter Junghans - 1972

Here is a photo* of my grandfather, Walter Junghans (left) and a co-worker at work taken in January 1972.    I believe this photo was taken in the Philippines where my grandparents were living from about 1970 - 1972.

*Photo provided by Gloria (Barker) Garrison, the granddaughter of Louise (Daniels) and Walter Junghans.

Walter Junghans - Group photo

Here is a photo* of my grandfather, Walter Junghans, my step-great grandfather Bill Pearce, the sister of Martin Donnelly, Martin Donnelly (a friend of the family), and a (possible) employee of a race track. 

Walter was the son of Wilhelmina (Schmidt) and Paul Richard Junghans and the grandson of Christliebe (Kuehn) and Carl Heinrich Junghans.

Bill Pearce was the second husband of my great grandmother, Mabel (Cass) Daniels.

This photo was taken in southern California probably in the 1940's or 1950's.

*Photo provided by Gloria (Barker) Garrison, the granddaughter of Louise (Daniels) and Walter Junghans.

Walter & Louise, Richard & Eleanor Junghans

Here is a photo of Wilhelmina (Schmidt) and Paul Richard Junghans' youngest son, Walter (my grandfather) along with my grandmother Louise (Daniels) and their nephew, Richard Junghans and wife, Eleanor (Archer)*.

From left to right:

Walter, Eleanor, Louise and Richard.

This photo was taken around 1975 in northern Wisconsin at Long Lake.

*Eleanor was Richard's second wife.

Walter Junghans and the Fort Atkinson Black Hawks

I posted a few months ago, a photo of my grandfather, Walter Junghans, as a Fort Atkinson Black Hawk, the semi-pro football team.

Here is another photo showing the team; my grandfather is sitting on the floor on the far right.   I am not sure of the year of this photo, though it looks like it may have been prior to the photo posted earlier.

Walter was the son of Wilhelmina (Schmidt) and Paul Richard Junghans.

Walter Junghans - DeKalb, Illinois

Color photography eventually began to replace black and white after WW II.

Here is a photo of my grandfather, Walter Junghans in DeKalb, Illinois.   (I'm not sure of the horse's name).

This photo was taken June 1949.    As you can see, color photographs were a bit muted back then.

Mary Wright Junghans and Walter Junghans

This photo of my grandfather, Walter Junghans and his step-daughter must have been taken sometime in the mid-1940's after returning from the war.

My aunt, Mary Louise "Sue" Wright Junghans is on the left.

Walter Junghans - 1943

Here is a photo taken in Honolulu, Hawaii while my grandfather, Walter Junghans was serving in World War II.

This photo was taken June 18, 1943.     While my grandfather was serving during WW II, the rest of the family was living temporarily in Glendale, California at the home of Walter's mother-in-law Mabel (Cass) Emery Daniels Pearce.

Louise (Daniels) and Walter Junghans

Here is a photo of my grandparents, Louise (Daniels) and Walter Junghans taken sometime in the late 1930's or early 1940's in South Carolina.

Louise (Daniels) and Walter Junghans marriage

Wilhelmina (Schmidt) and Paul Richard Junghans' youngest son, Walter (my grandfather) married Louise Daniels on September 4, 1937 in Crown Point, Indiana.

































This was the first marriage for my grandfather and the second marriage for my grandmother after her marriage to John Wright.

Walter Junghans - birth certificate

I had posted my grandfather, Walter Junghans' birth certificate a few months ago.

Here is an original copy printed in 1926 when my grandfather was 17.

Walter and Paul Junghans Jr.

Earlier, I had posted this photo of my grandfather, Walter Junghans and his older brother, Paul Junghans Jr taken around 1910, but my mother just sent me the original which is a better copy.

Evergreen Cemetery - Junghans family members

My great grandparents, Wilhelminia (Schmidt) and Paul Richard Junghans are buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.    Also buried at the same plot are my grandparents, Louise (Daniels) and Walter Junghans and my great aunt and uncle, Rosina "Vic" (Billing) and Paul Junghans Jr.

Wilhelmina (Schmidt) was born September 16, 1868 in Loetz, Germany and died May 20, 1924 in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.

Paul Richard Junghans was born December 20, 1862 in Saxony, Germany and died November 13, 1944 in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.

Louise (Daniels) was born April 19, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois and died December 26, 1991 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.

Walter Junghans was born January 24, 1909 in Pine Valley, Wisconsin and died June 16, 1996 in DeKalb, Illinois.

Rosina Victoria Billings was born July 4, 1897 in Ireland and died March 21, 1953 in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.

Paul Junghans Jr was born August 9, 1895 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and died April 17, 1962 in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.

Fort Atkinson Black Hawks Football

I previously, posted a photo of my grandfather, Walter Junghans in his Fort Atkinson Black Hawks uniform.

Here is an article that appeared in the Jefferson County Union on November 9, 1967 about the history of the Black Hawks football team.

Walter Junghans - Fort Atkinson Black Hawks Football

My grandfather, Walter Junghans used to play for a semi-pro football team in Fort Atkinson, the Black Hawks.    Here is a photo taken sometime in the early 1930's.

Walter Junghans - high school photo

Here is a photo of my grandfather, Walter Junghans.   This photo was probably taken during his senior year in high school, which would be either fall of 1926 or spring of 1927.

Walter Junghans' confirmation

Here is the confirmation service record for my grandfather, Walter Junghans' confirmation service which took place on April 13, 1924 at the Friedens Evangelical Church in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.  

My great grandmother, Wilhelminia (Schmidt) Junghans performed a solo during the ceremony.

Walter Junghans' first letter in cursive

Here is a letter my grandfather Walter wrote to his older brother Paul in 1916.    

My grandfather would have been 7 at the time he wrote this letter, just 2 months shy of his 8th birthday.