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Personal info

Full name
VETTER, Fred George
Date of birth
15 March 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
Hometown
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36774656
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 18 22

Immediate family

Members
Frank V. Vetter (father)
Nettie (Wilcox) Vetter (mother)
Albert Vetter (brother)
Alice L. Vetter (sister)
Virginia (Schuckardt) Vetter (wife)

More information

Pvt Fred G. Vetter enlisted from Illinois and was working for Central Illinois Public Service Company.
He married Virginia Schuckardt in 1938 and was working as an iceman.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Globe - Democrat 15 November 1938

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos