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Personal info

Full name
BISCHOFF, Rolf K
Date of birth
1925
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
12226560
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 November 1944
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 36 15

Immediate family

Members
Gustave Bischoff (father)
Martha M. Bischoff (mother)
Edith Bischoff (sister)
Hans Bischoff (brother)

More information

Pfc Rolf K. Bischoff joined the Regular Army in New York City, New York on 26 July 1943.
He attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / New York, Passenger Lists / 1940 Census, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
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