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Personal info

Full name
STETZ, George N
Date of birth
1 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Jerome, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13003624
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
Near Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 8 52

Immediate family

Members
Michael J. Stetz Sr. (father)
Helen (Kostoal) Stetz (mother)
Michael J. Stetz Jr. (brother)
John A. Stetz (brother)
Anna B. Stetz (sister)
Steve M. Stetz (brother)
Paul J. Stetz (brother)
Helen Stetz (sister)
Mary K. Stetz (sister)

More information

S/Sgt George N. Stetz enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 27 September 1940.

He worked in building of aircraft.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File / 1940 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / Frederic Blais