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Personal info

Full name
ZASKE, Carl Fred Jr
Date of birth
4 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39563501
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schwarzenau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 16 4

Immediate family

Members
Carl F. Zaske (father)
Florence (Wienrich) Zaske (mother)
Walter L. Zaske (brother)

More information

Pvt Carl F. Zaske Jr. enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 1 March 1943.
He entered the U.S. Army as a Private. He completed 4 years of high school at Alhambra High School in Los Angeles.
The 9th Infantry Division is known as the "Hitler's Nemesis" Division.

Source of information: Jac Engels, John T. Gerlosky, Astrid van Erp, www.ancestry.com - 1920-1930-1940 Census / California Birth Index, 9th Infantry Division "Hitler's Nemesis" Unit History / Grosserode Family Tree, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Records, www.wwiimemorial.com - Mr. William Sinclair (friend), www.findagrave.com, http://9thinfantrydivision.net, www.history.army.mil

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, www.ancestry.com - Alhambra High School Yearbook 1942