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SCHLAANSTINE, Frederick Ray - Date of
birth
23 June 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Wharton, Morris County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Kenneth, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33797473 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Les Rouges Eaux, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 50 |
Immediate family
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Members
Raymond Schlaanstine (father)
Jess Schlaanstine (mother)
Ruth Schlaanstine (sister)
More information
Sgt Frederick R. Schlaanstine was a college student.He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 2 September 1943.
On 25 October 1944, five American soldiers and five French civilians were killed by an explosion of a time-delayed bomb left by the Germans in the sawmill Montplaisir in Les Roges Eaux. This tragic event is remembered on a monument at the site of the sawmill.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy