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TETTEMER, Eli Tim - Date of
birth
21 December 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Point Pleasant, Bucks County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33100472 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Düren, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 11 | 57 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edgar T. Tettemer Sr. (father)
Anna C. (Vanselous) Tettemer (mother)
Mary E. Tettemer (sister)
Elenor W. Tettemer (sister)
Edgar T. Tettemer Jr. (brother)
Dorothy H. Tettemer (sister)
Edward J. Martin (stepbrother)
Henrietta Martin (stepsister)
More information
S/Sgt Eli T. Tettemer was employed by the Bristol Flour, Feed and Grain Company before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 16 September 1941. He was sent overseas in December 1943.
Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / 1920/1930 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/, www.newspaperarchive.com - Doylestown Daily Intelligence
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet