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Personal info

Full name
SPEERS, Theodore C Jr
Date of birth
24 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
New York County, New York
Hometown
New York City, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
32983915
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 16 25

Immediate family

Members
Theodore C. Speers (father)
Margaret (Stoddart) Speers (mother)
Marion Speers (sister)
Catherine M. Speers (sister)

More information

Pfc Theodore C. Speers Jr. enlisted in New York City, New York on 14 July 1943.

He was killed in the Battle of the Bulge.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Cathey Hudak, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Cathey Hudak, They Speak-The Voices of Henri-Chapelle