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Personal info

Full name
SHOEMAKER, Jerry M
Date of birth
11 July 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Wisconsin
Hometown
Racine County, Wisconsin
Ethnicity
White

Military service

Service number
36845543
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 12 1

Immediate family

Members
Paul Simmons (father)

More information

Pvt Jerry M. Shoemaker attended Mitchell Junior High School and was employed by the Young Radiator Company.

He enlisted in August 1944 and was overseas for only a few weeks when he was killed.

Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Potier, www.ancestry.com