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Personal info

Full name
ZAHN, Fred D
Date of birth
3 February 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
Hometown
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36464594
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
49th Armored Infantry Battalion,
8th Armored Division,
1st Platoon
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Rheinberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 11 17

Immediate family

Members
Robert E. Zahn (father)
Eva Zahn (mother)
Edward Zahn (brother)
Arthur Zahn (brother)
Harvey Zahn (brother)

More information

Pfc Fred D. Zahn was a 1943 graduate of Arthur Hill High School where he was in the band. He was employed by the 1st Presbyterian Church office.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.8th-armored.org, www.ancestry.com - U.S Census Records 1910 -1930 / 8th Armored Division "Thundering Herd" Unit History, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Jodi McFarland (The Saginaw News/Mlive.com), Arthur Hill High School 1942 Yearbook