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SCHIFFERNS, Walter B - Date of
birth
24 January 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Roseland, Adams County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Roseland, Adams County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37462406 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
309th Engineer Combat Battalion,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 May 1945 - Place of
death
Sächsische Schweitz, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Peter Schifferns (father)
Margaritha (Bohr) Schifferns (mother)
Augsius Schifferns (brother)
Bertha Schifferns (sister)
Nora Schifferns (sister)
Regina Schifferns (sister)
Arthur H. Schifferns (brother)
Edmond Schifferns (brother)
Helen Schifferns (sister)
Marie A. (Seyler) Schifferns (wife)
Vincent Schifferns (son)
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Various Family Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Tanya Gilson