Edwin Lachmund
Graduating
Class of 1941
Served in
World War II
Ensign
Edwin Lachmund
Navy
USS Walke
Hometown
Sauk City, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Pacific Ocean
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Tablets of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, National Capital Region, Philippines
More About Ensign Lachmund
Ensign Lachmund studied Economics while at the university. During his senior year, he was the Chairman of orientation, the Winter Carnival Chairman, and the President of the Hoofers. He was also a member of Alpha Tau Omega.
Ensign Lachmund was originally listed as MIA when he went down with his ship, the USS Walke, in the fourth battle of Savo Island during the Guadalcanal campaign on Nov. 15, 1942. He is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery in Manila, Philippines.