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William Wessel
Captain William Robert Wessel was married to Ethel Joy Cojeen on November 23, 1946 and divorced on October 7, 1964. At the time of his divorce, he was working for the Volunteers of America while she was still an officer in the Salvation Army. He went on to marry Kathryn Hull.
| Captain William Wessel | |
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| Rank | Captain |
| Birth Date | October 5, 1924 |
| Death Date | January 22, 1976 |
| Relations | Ethel Wessel (wife) |
| Wessel Family | |
Appointments
| Appointment | Rank | From | Until |
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| Associate Officer - Saginaw, Michigan | Captain | (1946) | (1946) |
| Corps Officer - Ecorse, Michigan | Captain | (1946/7) |
Salvation Army Leaders Marry
Major William Kelly, Salvation Army commander here, officiated in a marriage ceremony uniting Capt. Robert Wessel and Lieut. Joy Cojeen at the Saginaw Salvation Army citadel Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The bridegroom, whose home is in St. Louis, Mo., has been assistant to Major Robert McMahon, at Saginaw. The bride, a Flint resident, has been assistant and secretary to Major Kelly here.
After a short trip, Capt. and Mrs. Wessel will go to Ecorse, where they are to take charge of the Salvation Army program there.
Bay City Daily Tribune, November 25, 1946
Obituary
On Thursday, January 22, 1976 at his home, Sterling, Va. husband of Kathryn E. Wessel, father of Daniel, Timothy, Linda and Mary Rogers, Sterling, Va., Valerie Prill, Angola, Indiana, David Wessel, Chicago, Ill., son of Anna Wessel, Chicago, Ill. and brother of Fred Wessel, Angola, Ind. Memorial services were held at 7:00 pm Saturday, January 24th, 1976 at Green Funeral Home, 721 Elden St., Herndon, Va.
The Washington Post, January 25, 1976