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SJOERDSMA, Theodore "Ted" - Date of
birth
13 July 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Fox Lake, Dodge County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36844916 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Kobsheid-Roth-Prüm, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 20 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Adrian Sjoerdsma (father)
Anna (Kramer) Sjoerdsma (mother)
Joseph Sjoerdsma (brother)
Clarence Sjoerdsma (brother)
Lillian M. (Brace) Sjoerdsma (wife)
Thomas Sjoerdsma (son)
Leta Sjoerdsma (daughter)
Ted Sjoerdsma (son)
More information
Pvt Sjoerdsma enlisted on 31 July 1944 and arrived in France on 22 January 1945 and went directly to the front.His father was an immigrant from the Netherlands.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspaperarchive.com - Wisconsin State Journal, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Ellen Dekker, Theodore Sjoerdsma