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Personal info

Full name
SCHATZEL, Raphael Michael
Date of birth
13 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33667168
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 15 63

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Schatzel (father)
Mary Schatzel (mother)
Catherine Schatzel (sister)
Anna Schatzel (sister)
Phillip Schatzel (brother)
Joseph Schatzel (brother)

More information

Pfc Raphael M. Schatzel enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 11 March 1943.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - United States World War II Army Enlistment Record / 1930 Census

Photo source: Astrid van Erp, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press, 21 February 1945