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Personal info

Full name
KOENIG, Frederick William
Date of birth
19 January 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
Hometown
Hamilton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
12013115
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 December 1944
Place of death
The woods near the Rocherath Strasse, North of Krinkelt, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 6 74

Immediate family

Members
Lillian Koenig (mother)
Franklin E. Koenig (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Frederick W. Koenig enlisted in Trenton, New Jersey on 10 September 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - dpbostwick