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Personal info

Full name
POSSEHL, Clarence Walter
Date of birth
14 December 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Granville, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36218218
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
52nd Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 14 65

Immediate family

Members
Charles Possehl (father)
Mathilda Possehl (mother)
Helta Possehl (sister)
Edwin Possehl (brother)
Herbert A. Possehl (brother)

More information

Pfc Clarence W. Possehl was a driver before he enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 25 August 1941.

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

Source of information: Klassikat, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Possehl Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet