Lt. Theodore Warner, Jr.
March 15, 1923-March 25, 1945
News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Mich.), Saturday, Oct. 13, 1945, page 3
Missing Niles Pilot Given Up As Lost
NILES, Oct. 15--Lt. Theodore Warner, Jr., of Niles, the pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber, who was reported March 25 as missing in action, is now officially listed as dead, according to word received by his wife and parents.
In service since 1943, Lt. Warner received his commission at Blackland Air Field, Waco, Tex. He was born in Mishawaka, Ind., March 15, 1923, and moved to Niles with his parents about six years ago. He was graduated from Niles high school.
He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Warner, Sr.; his wife, Betty, and son, Stephen, of Mishawaka; and a brother, Robert, recently discharged from service.
Niles Daily Star, Monday, May 9, 1949, page 2 col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library
The remains of First Lt. Theodore Warner, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Warner, 1623 Ferry street, will be returned from Europe aboard the army transport Haiti Victory for reburial in Niles, the army announced today.
Lt. Warner was killed while serving with the air force in [illegible] a mission over Germany. He is survived by his parents and a brother Robert E., of Barron Lake, his widow, now remarried, Mrs. Stanley Goss, of Mishawaka; a son, Stephen; and grandparents in Mishawaka.
He graduated from Niles high school and was employed by the Simplicity pattern company here when he entered the service. He played in the high school band and in the Simplicity band.
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, May 19, 1949, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
Notice has been received that the body of Lt. Theodore Warner, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Warner, Sr., 1623 Ferry street will arrive in Niles at 4:55 p.m. Monday.
A military service will be conducted by the American Legion post by the Rev. C.K. Graham, pastor of the First Baptist church, at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Pifer feneral[sic] home, where friends may call Monday evening.
Lt. Warner, who was killed over Germany on March 25, 1945, while flying a mission as pilot of a B-24, was stationed with the eighth air force in England. He was the holder of the air medal, purple heart and several other air corps awards.
Born March 15, 1923, Lt. Warner moved to Niles from Mishawaka, Ind., with her parents in 1939, and granduated in 1942. He had been employed the Simplicity Pattern company, and was a member of both the high school and Simplicity bands.
After enlisting he was called by the air corps in January, 1943, and left for over-seas duty in November of 1944. He was a member of the First Baptist church.
Surviving besides his parents are his brother, Robert, of Barron lake, his four-year-old son, Stephen, his widow, the former Betty Hardesty, of Mishawaka, and now Mrs. Stanley Goss, of Mishawaka, and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sheaks, of Walkerton, Ind.