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HANNEMAN, Ignatius W - Date of
birth
30 June 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Union, Putnam County, Ohio -
Hometown
Union, Putnam County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35326336 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Halsdorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 7 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank J. Hanneman (father)
Clare (Birkemeier) Hanneman (mother)
Francis H. Hanneman (brother)
Sylvester B. Hanneman (brother)
Joseph A. Hanneman (brother)
Rita K. Hanneman (sister)
Agnes T. Hanneman (sister)
Mary Hanneman (sister)
Edwin T. Hanneman (brother)
Robert H. Hanneman (brother)
Eleanor Hanneman (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Ignatius W. Hanneman worked on a farm before he enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 13 April 1942.S/Sgt Hanneman was awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement in Luxembourg on 19 January 1945. The citation reads in part: "On 19 January 1945, S/Sgt Hanneman led a combat patrol on a mission of locating and destroying an enemy machine gun near Kehmen, Luxembourg. When the patrol was fired on by an enemy machine gun, S/Sgt Hanneman crawled forward and hurled a grenade which enable his men to withdraw but not without leaving four casualties behind. After reorganizing the patrol S/Sgt Hanneman and a rifleman, disregarding the possible danger, returned to the men who had been wounded, rendered first aid and evacuated them."
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Hanneman Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Digger60