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Personal info

Full name
SCHOEPP, Jacob Adam "Jake"
Date of birth
15 December 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32974233
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
536th Engineer Light Pontoon Company
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 17 22

Immediate family

Members
Adam Schoepp (father)
Louise Schoepp (mother)
Mary Schoepp (sister)
Veronia Schoepp (sister)
Pauline Schoepp (sister)
George Schoepp (brother)
Peter Schoepp (brother)
Louise Schoepp (sister)
Helen Schoepp (sister)
Otto Schoepp (brother)
Ernest Schoepp (brother)
Walter Schoepp (brother)
Jane A. (Burke) Schoepp (wife)
Lorraine Schoepp (daughter)
Jane Schoepp (daughter)

More information

T/5 Jacob A. Schoepp enlisted in New York City, New York on 24 June 1943.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / New York Marriages Index / 1930/1940/1950 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Huub Vaassen