179. Charles Milton⁶ Kemmerling (William B.⁵, John F.⁴, Jonathan³, Heinrich², Ludwig¹) (#2892) was born Washington Twp., Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania 11 Mar 1901. Charles died 31 Dec 1971 Pine Grove Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania, at 70 years of age. His body was interred Jan 1972 Wayne Twp., Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, St Marks (Browns) Church.

He married Dora Alberta Herring Abt 1921. (Dora Alberta Herring is #2900.) Dora was born Washington Twp., Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania 24 Oct 1903. Dora was the daughter of Daniel Schwartz Herring and Isabella Brown. Dora died 24 Jun 1976 Pottsville, Pennsylvania, at 72 years of age. Her body was interred Jun 1976 Wayne Twp., Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, St Marks (Browns) Church.

Charles Milton Kemmerling and Dora Alberta Herring had the following children:

+ 202 i. Daniel William⁷ Kemmerling was born 18 Jan 1922.

203 ii. Parthina Kemmerling (#2902) was born 18 Jul 1923. Parthina died 18 Jul 1923 at less than one year of age. Her body was interred Jul 1923 Wayne Twp., Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, St Marks (Browns) Church.

+ 204 iii. Eva Mae Kemmerling was born 11 Oct 1924.

205 iv. Roy Charles Kemmerling (#2904) was born Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania 17 Dec 1926. Roy died 19 Mar 1954 Annapolis, Maryland, at 27 years of age. His body was interred Mar 1954 Wayne Twp., Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, St Marks (Browns) Church. Roy became betrothed Jan 1954. !st Lt. Roy Charles Kemmerling, of the 774th Troop Carrier Squadron, based at Ardmore AFB, Oklahoma, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Kemmerling, Pine Grove RD #2, died instantly at 10:29 p.m. last friday, March 19, when his twin-engine C-119 cargo plane crashed to earth in flames on a farm 19 miles south of Annapolis, MD. There were 5 crewmen and 12 passengers aboard the ill-plighted plane, in addition to Lt. Kemmerling and none survived the crash. The cargo ship had landed earlier at Bolling Field, D.C. to refuel on a routine flight from Maxwell AFB, Alabama, to Mitchell Field, New York. Lt. Kemmerling was born in Pine Grove RD2 and would have observed his 28th birthday Dec 17th, 1954. And had he lived, would have become the bridegroom of Anna Mae Lauck, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Lauck, Pine Grove RD2 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Pine Grove, June 5th. Their engagement was announced in January. He graduated from Pine Grove High School with the class of 1944. He first enlisted in the service April 12, 1945 and served in Germany until 1948. After being home a year, He re-enlisted, this time in the Air Force, March 29, 1949, as a cadet. He finished his cadet training at Connelly AFB, Waco, Texas, Aug 20 1949, and was commissioned 2nd Lt. in 1950 when His assignment again took him to Europe. He returned to the U.S. in April 1953 and was assigned to the 774th Troop Carrier Squadron, Ardmore AFB, Oklahoma. Lt. Kemmerling's last visit with his family was at Christmas, and He happily anticapated his next leave in June to be married to Miss Lauck. taken from newspaper clipping⁽⁰⁾ from Roy C. Kemmerling

+ 206 v. Ina Pearl Kemmerling was born 11 Sep 1928.

207 vi. Harvey Francis Kemmerling (#2906) was born 16 Jul 1930.

208 vii. Olive Isabelle Kemmerling (#2907) was born 04 Apr 1933.

209 viii. Doris Jean Kemmerling (#2908) was born 01 Oct 1936.

210 ix. Robert Lester Kemmerling (#2909) was born 21 Dec 1938.

211 x. Theodore Allen KemmerlingSr. (#2910) was born 09 Mar 1942.

212 xi. Kurt Russel Kemmerling (#2911) was born 14 Jun 1943.

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