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SEITZINGER, Jack Martin - Date of
birth
25 October 1925 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana -
Hometown
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35900872 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Martin D. Seitzinger (father)
Zilphia M. (Dunlap) Seitzinger (mother)
Paul E. Seitzinger (brother)
Daniel D. Seitzinger (brother)
Raydelle (Hershberger) Seitzinger (sister)
John L. Seitzinger (brother)
Alyce (Brown) Seitzinger (sister)
Phoebe ( Gincomara) Seitzinger (sister)
Laura Seitzinger (sister)
Michael T. Seitzinger (brother)
James Seitzinger (brother)
Mary Ann (Sparks) Seitzinger (sister)
Scott Vandervort (stepbrother)
More information
Pvt Jack M. Seitzinger attended Hammond Tech and was later employed by the IHB Railroad before he enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 14 December 1943.He was killed during the crossing of the Waal River.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / Headstone and Interment Records, www.sunsetmarch.nl
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, http://www.504pir.com, www.newspapers.com - The Hammond Times