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STRANSEL, Daniel J - Date of
birth
27 November 1911 -
Age
33 -
Place of birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36875926 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hamborn, south of Paderborn, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 12 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Paul Stransel (father)
Bertha (Rankie) Stransel (mother)
Martha Stransel (sister)
Edward W. Stransel (brother)
Emil H. Stransel (brother)
John Stransel (brother)
Helen Stransel (sister)
George Stransel (brother)
Dorothy Stransel (sister)
More information
Sgt Daniel J. Stransel enlisted on 18 August 1943.He was awarded a Purple Heart Medal a first time for wounds, sustained on 16 December 1944.
In the vicinity of Paderborn, the company was split in two groups by an enemy attack in the night of 30 to 31 March 1945. That night and early next morning of the 31 March 1945 when the company regrouped and started toward Paderborn, Germany, Sgt Stransel was missing. His last known whereabouts was the heavily wooded area near Hamborn, Germany.
His remains were recovered and buried at the American Military Cemetery of Margraten on 5 June 1945.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / 1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, IDPF
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Doc Wilson