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FLECKENSTEIN, Albert F Jr - Date of
birth
9 March 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Weehawken Township, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Weehawken, Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-547731 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
261st Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1945 - Place of
death
Bad Soden on the Fulda River, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 10 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Albert F. Fleckenstein (father)
Helen A. (Albert) Fleckenstein (mother)
Edyth Fleckenstein (sister)
William E. Fleckenstein (brother)
More information
2nd Lt Albert F. Fleckenstein Jr. attended Fordham University for two years before entering the service. He enlisted in Fordham, New York on 24 November 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / New York Passenger Lists 1820-1957
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet