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Personal info

Full name
SCHIFFERNS, Walter B
Date of birth
24 January 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Roseland, Adams County, Nebraska
Hometown
Roseland, Adams County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37462406
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
309th Engineer Combat Battalion,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 May 1945
Place of death
Sächsische Schweitz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

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