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Personal info

Full name
SCHOENGRUND, Gerhardt W
Date of birth
11 December 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Loyal, Clark County, Winsconsin
Hometown
Delevan, Walworth County, Winsconsin

Military service

Service number
36231608
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
7th Armored Infantry Battalion,
8th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 March 1945
Place of death
Imloh, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 13 24

Immediate family

Members
Carl Schoengrund (father)
Amalia B. (Hinkelman) Schoengrund (mother)
Amanda L. Schoengrund (sister)
Hilda L. Schoengrund (sister)
Lydia H. Schoengrund (sister)

More information

Pfc Gerhardt W. Schoengrund enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 13 January 1942.

Source of information: FOHF, www.ancestry.com - BLScott Family Tree / Army Enlistment Record

Photo source: Jean-Pierre Schoenmakers, Sebastiaan Vonk