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SEHLMEYER, August W - Date of
birth
22 April 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35835033 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Macheren, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 34 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
Otto W. Sehlmeyer (father)
Minnie S. Sehlmeyer (mother)
Otto A. Sehlmeyer (brother)
Ernest Sehlmeyer (brother)
Lorence (Brockhoff) Sehlmeyer (wife)
Arlene Sehlmeyer (daughter)
Lorice Sehlmeyer (daughter)
More information
Pvt August W. Sehlmeyer attended high school for three years and was a chauffeur before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 26 April 1944.Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / The Stader Crosby File Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
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