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SIEBE, Oscar Fred - Date of
birth
11 February 1915 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Holland, Dubois County, Indiana -
Hometown
Holland, Dubois County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35258277 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Military Police Platoon,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Olmscheid, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
John F. W. Siebe (father)
Mary A. H. (Schmeltekop) Siebe (mother)
Leonard A. Siebe (brother)
Lorena Siebe (sister)
More information
Pfc Oscar F. Siebe worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 14 February 1942.He is remembered at the Saint James Lutheran East Cemetery in Holland, Dubois County, Indiana.
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, www.findagrave.com – Vicki Sakel Sprengel, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Vicki Sakel Sprengel, the Herald 29 May 1982