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Personal info

Full name
SIEFFERT, Regis C
Date of birth
25 December 1908
Age
35
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33401669
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 October 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 2 15

Immediate family

Members
William P. Sieffert (father)
Rufina J. (Mabanan) Sieffert (mother)
William F. Sieffert (brother)
Gilbert F. Sieffert (brother)
George J. Sieffert (brother)
Germain M. Sieffert (brother)
Marcella R. Sieffert (sister)
Arthur F. Sieffert (brother)
Catherine M. Sieffert (sister)

More information

Pfc Regis C. Sieffert owned and operated a book store before he enlisted in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on 20 November 1942.

He was reported wounded in action on 14 June 1944 and returned to active duty in August 1944. For this wound, he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, The Netherlands.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Cantrell Family Tree / 1920 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Kathy W, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press