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Personal info

Full name
PETERS, Anthony Gerard
Date of birth
27 October 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36034994
Rank
Technician Third Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bavigne, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 6 8

Immediate family

Members
Anthony M. Peters (father)
Anna M. (Hundrieser) Peters (mother)
Irvin J. Peters (brother)
Marie A. Peters (sister)
Richard A. Peters (brother)
George A. Peters (brother)
John W. Peters (brother)
Julius G. Peters (brother)
Gerard Peters (brother)
Theresa A. Peters (sister)
Fay L. (Prewitt) Peters (wife)

More information

T/3 Anthony G. Peters attended high school for one year and was a driver at the Chicago Surface Lines before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 6 June 1941.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the shoulder.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Frank's Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Silvano Theunissen