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FISCHESSER, Clarence H "Slim" - Date of
birth
30 January 1913 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Hamilton County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35797086 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Mess Sergeant -
Unit
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 February 1945 - Place of
death
Baarlo, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 9 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
John W. Fischesser (father)
Catherine B. (Schwartz) Fischesser (mother)
Henry J. Fischesser (brother)
Catheryn E. Fischesser (sister)
Leo S. Fischesser (brother)
Alma A. Fischesser (sister)
Edward T. Fischesser (brother)
Sylvester Fischesser (brother)
Esther (Lipps) Fischesser (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Clarence H. Fischesser worked as a mechanic for the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. before he enlisted at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky on 3 April 1943.He was killed in action when a shell exploded in the kitchen tent where he was preparing dinner.
A monument with his name can be found in the Delhi Township Veteran Memorial Park, Cincinnati, Ohio. On one photo, his widow, Mrs. Esther Wolff, poses at the monument.
Source of information: Esther Wolff (widow), Delhi Township Veterans Organisation (Cincinnati, Ohio), www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Records, www.wwiimemorial.com - National Archives / ABMC Cemeteries, www.findagrave.com - CWGC/ABMC, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / US Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File / Several Family Trees, Book: 75th Infantry Division: Ardennes, Central Europe, Rhineland, www.newspapers.com - The Cincinnati Enquirer
Photo source: Jean Fraiquin, Esther Wolff (widow)