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DETLEFSEN, John - Date of
birth
30 April 1907 -
Age
38 -
Place of birth
Halebüll, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany -
Hometown
Brown County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37548621 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Civil Affairs Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
3 June 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Johannes Detlefsen (father)
Sophie C. (Jacobsen) Detlefsen (mother)
Christian A. Detlefsen (brother)
Friedrich W. Detlefsen (brother)
Johanna C. Detlefsen (sister)
Wilhelm J.K. Detlefsen (brother)
Ingeborg F. Detlefsen (sister)
Anna F. Detlefsen (sister)
Margaret S. Detlefsen (sister)
William Detlefsen (brother)
Greta Detlefsen (sister)
More information
Johann Detlefsen immigrated on 31 March 1926. He worked on a farm.His first cousin Walter Jacobsen, was killed in action in Germany just before the end of the war. He had also cousins who served in the German Army in WWII.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, John Chamberlin, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet