son of Rudolph ‘Rudy’ and ….
son of Rudolph ‘Rudy’ and Louise (Sauerherring) Hartwig on December 17, 1925, in Fond du Lac.
Tom was a 1943 graduate of Mayville High School. Tom proudly served his country in the US Air Force during WWII where he was a tail gunner on a B-17 bomber.
He was united in marriage to Verona Luedtke on September 11, 1948, in Mayville.
In between hunting seasons, Tom worked for and retired