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The Charbonneau Villager
November 2013
Aurora Colony World War I Soldier is
Remembered This Year in November
From the August 25, 1921
Edition of The Aurora Observer
Newspaper:
“Fifteen hundred people attended the funeral of Fred Ehlen
last Sunday. The services were
held at the Keil cemetery and conducted by the American Legion
Post of Woodburn. The body
arrived here last Thursday from
its long trip across the ocean;
the casket draped in a beautiful
American flag.
Fred Ehlen was born in Aurora
July 13, 1898 and died October
6, 1919* from wounds received
in action at the 127th Field Hospital in Bois de Sheurin, state of
Muese, France. The young soldier was well known and greatly
liked by all in this community and
the large attendance at the funeral
was in respect of the honor our
heroes are held by all.
Fred Ehlen was the greatgrandson of Dr. Wilhelm Keil
and his wife Louisa. Fred's
mother, Aurora, was the daughter of Dr. Keil's son, Frederick,
and his father was Henry Ehlen,
a Colony musician. Ehlen was
serving in the U.S. Army at the
time of his death at the end of
World War I. The irony of this
story is that Freddy had sent a letter to his mother in early October
of 1918 telling her not to worry
and that he would be fine. She did
not learn about his death until November 25, after the formal Armistice was signed on November 11,
1918 and thus was not expecting
such news at all. The American
flag that was draped over Fred
Ehlen’s casket was kept by the
Ehlen Family for many years before it was generously donated to
the Old Aurora Colony Museum.
It is now preserved in the Museum collection and is displayed
from time to time.”
Now is a great time to view
many more Colony Descendant
family artifacts, including historical quilts and household artifacts,
during our last installment of our
year-long “Gifts From the Colony” exhibit, running through the
end of December.
*Museum Curator’s note: There
were a few errors in the Aurora Observer article: first, Fred Ehlen died
on October 19, 1918 and not October 6, 1919.
Other Colon y News
Jane Kirkpatrick will be visiting the Museum on Sunday, November 24, from 12 noon to 4 pm
to sign her books, including the
reissue of her Change and Cherish series as one volume. This
hardcover edition is published by
Random House. Admission for
Fred Ehlen
this special signing will be $5 for
seniors and AAA members and $6
for adults under 62. A self-guided
tour of the Museum and the four
other historic buildings at the corner of 2nd and Liberty streets in
Aurora is included.
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