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Personal info

Full name
OSTMANN, Herman William
Date of birth
2 May 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Ilsenburg, Germany
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36838536
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 13 4

Immediate family

Members
Herman A. Ostmann (father)
Anna Ostmann (mother)
Heinz Ostmann (brother)
Henry Ostmann (brother)
Albert Ostmann (brother)
Anna Ostmann (sister)

More information

Sgt Herman W. Ostmann worked for the American Welding & Engineering Co.

He was reported wounded in action on 22 September 1944 near Aachen, Germany. He was hospitalized for four months in England and then returned to duty.

Source of information: Erwin Derhaag, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, The Milwaukee Journal 14 March 1945,
www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Milwaukee Journal 14 March 1945