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SCHOENFELD, Delbert Herbert - Date of
birth
26 October 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Charter Oak, Crawford County, Iowa -
Hometown
Crawford County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37663725 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 October 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 4 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herbert Schoenfeld (father)
Anna (Preul) Schoenfeld (mother)
Narlean Schoenfeld (sister)
Norman Schoenfeld (brother)
Alfred Schoenfeld (brother)
Alverne Schoenfeld (brother)
More information
Pfc Delbert H. Schoenfeld enlisted at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 3 March 1943.He worked on a farm before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block O, Row 1, Grave 15.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com - Conley Wolterman, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930/1940 Census / Iowa, Births and Christenings Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet