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KUENZI, Otto Alfred - Date of
birth
19 September 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Argyle, Lafayette County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
New Glarus, Green County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36283467 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 September 1944 - Place of
death
Bois de la Lanière, South of Mons, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 15 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Kuenzi (father)
Clara (Friedli) Kuenzi (mother)
William E. Kuenzi (brother)
Dorothy Kuenzi (sister)
Mathilda Kuenzi (sister)
Dora Kuenzi (sister)
Wilbert H. Kuenzi (brother)
Reinhard H. Kuenzi (brother)
Berneice Kuenzi (sister)
Lorenz Kuenzi (brother)
Betty Kuenzi (sister)
Rose Kuenzi (sister)
Werner Kuenzi (brother)
Hazel (Schlafi) Kuenzi (wife)
More information
Sgt Otto A. Kuenzi attended high school for 1 year and worked for the Pet Milk Company.He enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 16 November 1942.
He participated in the battle for Tunisia, the invasion of Sicily and Operation Overlord, where he landed at Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944.
His parents were both born in Switzerland.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / various family trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – John, JP Carroll / www.ancestry.com – Carroll-Mc Culley Family Tree