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Personal info

Full name
SCHEFFEL, Rodney Alvin Jr
Date of birth
1 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Norfolk, Virginia
Hometown
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33690367
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
Near Linz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 10 32

Immediate family

Members
Rodney A. Scheffel (father)
Eleanor (Ettemuller) Scheffel (mother)

More information

Pfc Rodney A. Scheffel Jr. enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 30 June 1943.

He attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted.

Pfc Rodney A. Scheffel Jr. is remembered at the Saint Clair Cemetery in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

He was first buried at Block G-4, Row 5, Grave 85.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Reynolds Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Fanny, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks - Greensburg High School 1943