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SCHAEFER, Herschel L M - Date of
birth
30 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cass County, Illinois -
Religion
Protestant
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36436822 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 October 1944 - Place of
death
Zundert, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herschel J. A. Schaefer (father)
Dorothea A. C. (Wessler) Schaefer (mother)
Gilbert. Schaefer (brother)
John Schaefer (brother)
Paul Schaefer (brother)
Dorothea Schaefer (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Herschel M. Schaefer was a sales clerk before he enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 19 November 1942.He is remembered at the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery in Beardstown, Illinois.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Osnabruck Families / 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Ron Culves