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Personal info

Full name
MEINSCHEIN, Elmer G
Date of birth
24 July 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Baltimore, Maryland
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33003083
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 4 14

Immediate family

Members
George M. Meinschein (father)
Bertha (Zick) Meinschein (mother)
Mildred E. Meinschein (sister)
Edna A. Meinschein (sister)
Melvin F. Meinschein (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Elmer G. Meinschein enlisted 10 February 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Note: In the ABMC database, the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment is incorrectly listed as the 41st Infantry Battalion.

Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / 1920 Census

Photo source: FOHF, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Evening Sun 3 November 1943