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PEAKLER, Steve John - Date of
birth
13 August 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Dunmore, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Dunmore, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33020680 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Elsenborn Ridge, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 14 | 52 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John Peakler (father)
Elizabeth Peakler (mother)
John Peakler (brother)
Mike Peakler (brother)
Mary Peakler (sister)
More information
Corporal Steve J. Peakler was a kitchen worker before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 24 January 1941.
Source of information: Carla Mans, Mary Greco, Amy M. Ferguson, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mary Greco, Amy M. Ferguson