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Personal info

Full name
GERSTLAUER, Fred Andrew
Date of birth
22 October 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Ridgefield Park, Bergen County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32244485
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
114th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bliesbruck, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 4 66

Immediate family

Members
Fred A. Gerslauer Sr. (father)
Mary C. (Duvall) Gerslauer (mother)
Elizabeth M. Gerslauer (sister)
Mathilda M. Gerslauer (sister)
Mildred (Ash) Gerslauer (wife)

More information

T/Sgt Fred A. Gerstlauer attended high school for two years and was a maintenance painter before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 3 March 1942. He was sent overseas in September 1944.
He was killed by machine fire in his chest.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Barbara Parsons Wall Family Tree, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com – AFWXMAN, www.newspapers.com – The Herald News 1 February 1945