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SHOEMAKER, Floyd Clarence - Date of
birth
6 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Hebron, Jefferson County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36291769 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Stoumont, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 6 | 54 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clarence Shoemaker (father)
Anna (Bergholz) Shoemaker (mother)
Sylvia Shoemaker (sister)
Ralph Shoemaker (brother)
Gerald Shoemaker (brother)
Arlaine M. (Riedemann) Shoemaker (wife)
David Shoemaker (son)
More information
Sgt Floyd C. Shoemaker enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 22 December 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - Surdick Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Kruegetm, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks - Lake Mills High School 1939