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Personal info

Full name
STEICHEN, Daniel J
Date of birth
9 May 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Woonsocket, Sanborn County, South Dakota
Hometown
Woonsocket, Sanborn County, South Dakota

Military service

Service number
37475802
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Rifleman
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
13 December 1944
Place of death
Simmerath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 10 20

Immediate family

Members
Peter Steichen (father)
Elizabeth M. (Schmidt) Steichen (mother)
Paul N. Steichen (brother)
Isabell M. Steichen (sister)
Mary A. Steichen (sister)
Claude V. Steichen (brother)

Source of information: Jean Vijgen, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten / www.findagrave.com - Jean Louis Vijgen