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Personal info

Full name
DIECKMANN, Norman T
Date of birth
20 March 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri
Hometown
St. Charles County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37402938
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
Service Company,
743rd Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
26 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Oberembt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 14 11

Immediate family

Members
Herman E. Dieckmann (father)
Francisca L. (Buenemann) Dieckmann (mother)
Josephine M. Dieckmann (sister)
Hazel L. Dieckmann (sister)
Darlene Dieckmann (sister)

More information

Pfc Norman T. Dieckmann graduated from the Augusta High School in 1942.

He enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 10 December 1942. Nearly a year later he was sent overseas

He was wounded when the tank he was servicing, was hit by an anti-tank rocket. He died the same day.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / Family Tree, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 743rd Tank Battalion, www.newspapers.com - The Marthasville Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, John Salzer.