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SCHOEPF, Charles John "Jack" - Date of
birth
14 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Northfield, Summit County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15101031 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
680th Glider Field Artillery Battalion,
17th Airborne Division,
A Battery
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
North of Brünen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 17 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles Schoepf (father)
Helen J. (Snow) Schoepf (mother)
More information
Sgt Charles J. Schoepf was a filling station attendant.He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 24 March 1942.
The 680th GFAB's mission was to land north of Wesel in Landing Zone S but the glider in which Sgt Schoepf was in, overshot its intended landing zone, placing them on a trajectory that would place their final landing across an open field, on or immediately near German lines. A German artillery shell hit his glider almost dead-on moments before it would have landed. Everyone on board was killed immediately.
On one of the photos he poses with his mother.
He is remembered at Northfield Macedonia Cemetery Veterans Memorial in Sagamore Hills Township, Summit County, Ohio.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Ohio Birth Index
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, http://17th-airborne-in-the-bulge.eklablog.com/roster-680th-gfab-p419890, www.findagrave.com, Akron Beacon Journal, www.ancestry.com