Michael Francis Mahler was born in 1919 and lived in Sugartown, near Malvern, Pennsylvania. Michael became the head of the stables at the Glen Clovis Farm in Sugartown.

Michael entered service in the Army Air Corps in November, 1940. He was sent to Gulfport Air Field in Mississippi for training.

Private First Class Michael Mahler Died Non Battle on April 10, 1943, when struck by a truck near the base.Funeral services were held on  April 15, 1943. Interment was at the St. Denis Cemetery in Ardmore.