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Personal info

Full name
SHUMAN, Rudolph A
Date of birth
6 March 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Tattnall County, Georgia
Hometown
Alachua County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34200704
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
In the viciniy of Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 1 17

Immediate family

Members
Lester A. Shuman (father)
Edith E. (Stanley) Shuman (mother)
Ethel S. Shuman (sister)
Eula M. Shuman (sister)
Curtis T. Shuman (brother)
Otis B. Shuman (brother)
Alma Shuman (sister)
Glen H. Shuman (brother)
Camillus Shuman (brother)
Burch Shuman (brother)
Carlos Shuman (brother)

More information

Pfc Rudolph A. Shuman enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 19 January 1942.

He was a mechanic before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle Block D, Row 1, Grave 17.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - various family trees / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Cynthia Burler, Florida Patriots