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FISCHER, Elmer Howard - Date of
birth
5 October 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Sheboygan City, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36836717 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 December 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 13 | 31 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Emil Fischer (father)
Emma (Jaschob) Fischer (mother)
Frederick W. Fischer (brother)
Alice E. Fischer (sister)
Elvia Fischer (sister)
Imelda E. Fischer (wife)
More information
Pvt Fischer was inducted into the army on Nov. 19, 1943, and received his basic training at Camp Blanding, Fla. He spent a two weeks furlough at his home in May, 1944, and then reported to Fort Meade, Md. Later he was transferred to Camp Rucker, Ala., for a month, and then returned to Fort Meade from where he went overseas in England in August, 1944. From England his unit went to France, and later Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.newspapers.com - The Sheboygan Press, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Sheboygan Press