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Personal info

Full name
PFEIFFER, Thomas William Jr
Date of birth
2 December 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Steelton, Dauphhin County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Steelton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33241722
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 February 1945
Place of death
Hollnich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 9 43

Immediate family

Members
Thomas W. Pfeiffer (father)
Genevieve A. (Schwarz) Pfeiffer (wife)
Judith L. Pfeiffer (daughter)

More information

Pvt Thomas W. Pfeiffer Jr. gradudated from Steelton High School and was employed at the Bethlehem Steel Company.

He enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 3 October 1942.

He was married to Genevieve Schwarz on 9 April 1943. He was the father of a 20-months-old daughter, Judith.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph, www.ancestry.com - carlp35306