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PHEIFER, Walter Edwin - Date of
birth
24 March 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio -
Hometown
Townsend, Huron County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35229563 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Trier, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edwin S. Pheifer (father)
Elizabeth E. (Goretzki) Pheifer (mother)
Irene M. Pheifer (sister)
Raymond A. Pheifer (brother)
Mildred C. Pheifer (sister)
Roy W. Pheifer (brother)
Lawrence A. Pheifer (brother)
Lucille A. Pheifer (sister)
Leonard F. Pheifer (brother)
More information
Sgt Walter E. Pheifer attended St. Paul High School for 3 years before he enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 25 September 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jablonski Family Tree, http://www.94thinfdiv.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, St. Paul High School - 1945