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Sommerhauser, Herman J.

 Person

Biography

Herman J. Sommerhauser was born in Tipton, Missouri in 1895 to Joseph and Elizabeth Sommerhauser. Based on the materials in this collection, he may have served with the U.S. Army Air Service, 650th Aero Squadron during World War I. Sommerhauser lived most of his life in Anaconda, Montana, with a few years spent in Seattle and Bellingham, Washington toward the end of his life. He returned to Anaconda shortly before his death in 1949.



Source:

Biographical data derived from an obituary in The Daily Capital News (Jefferson City, Missouri), August 10, 1949.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Herman J. Sommerhauser World War I Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 1989-12-12
Abstract

The collection contains a photograph album from the World War I career of Herman J. Sommerhauser (1895-1949), who may have served with the U.S. Army Air Service, 650th Aero Squadron in France.

Dates: 1918-1919

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