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Personal info

Full name
STILPHEN, Carl E
Date of birth
29 May 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachussets
Hometown
Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31435077
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Neuenstein, north of Neuendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 12 5

Immediate family

Members
Harold Stilphen (father)
Ruby (Stewart) Stilphen (mother)
Lillian Stilphen (sister)
Marjorie Stilphen (sister)
Audrey Stilphen (sister)
Barbara Stilphen (sister)

More information

Pfc Carl E. Stilphen enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 29 August 1944.

After graduating from Mechanics Arts School in 1937, Carl worked as a mechanic in garage.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.com - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Burke Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 345th Infantry Regiment History

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Mechanics Arts School yearbook 1937