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Personal info

Full name
SCHULTHES, William H
Date of birth
1920
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Illinois
Hometown
Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
13016730
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 March 1945
Place of death
Remagen bridgehead, east of the Rhine River, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 3 28

Immediate family

Members
William Schulthes (father)
Josephine F. Schulthes (mother)
David R. Schulthes (brother)

More information

T/5 William H. Schulthes attended high school for four years and was a mechanic.

He joined the Regular Army in Richmond, Virginia on 17 July 1940.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, Richard Blunk, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Virginia War Memorial