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SCHLERETH, Earl Albert - Date of
birth
28 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
St. Louis, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37604577 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
14 November 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 36 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Anton A. Schlereth (father)
Gertrude (Schlatweiler) Schlereth (mother)
Elizabeth Schlereth (sister)
Annette Schlereth (sister)
Albert Schlereth (brother)
Juliann Schlereth (sister)
More information
Pvt Earl A. Schlereth graduated from Southwest High School in St. Louis.He enlisted in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 26 February 1943.
He was takn prisoner and died of his wounds. The location where he died, is not known.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record /Records Of World War II Prisoners of War, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.ancestry.com - Southwest High School, St. Louis Yearbook 1942, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch