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TRAXLER, Chester Elias - Date of
birth
1 October 1911 -
Age
33 -
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Oswego, Multnomah County, Oregon -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39337890 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Paderborn, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elias B. Traxler (father)
Etta M. (Wood) Traxler (mother)
Ruth Pine (stepsister)
Victor C. Traxler (brother)
Etta H. Traxler (sister)
Dorothy E. (Shipley) Traxler (wife)
More information
Cpl Chester E. Traxler enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 5 August 1943. He was sent overseas on 1 April 1944.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Lynne Hasselman, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/, Newspaper article, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Newspaper article