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Personal info

Full name
STEFFEL, Charles M
Date of birth
12 October 1900
Age
44
Place of birth
Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska
Hometown
Olivia, Renville County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37285834
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 October 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 10 6

Immediate family

Members
Anton Steffel (father)
Mary (Misek) Steffel (mother)
August J. Steffel (brother)
Adolph E. Steffel (twin-brother)
Martha Steffel (sister)
Joseph Steffel (brother)
Mary Steffel (sister)
Lawrence Steffel (brother)
George Steffel (brother)
Annie Steffel (sister)
William T. Steffel (brother)
John Steffel (brother)
Rose D. Steffel (sister)

More information

Note: In the ABMC database, the 34th Armored Infantry Regiment is incorrectly listed as a Battalion

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Leach Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet