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SCHMALL, Arnold A - Date of
birth
31 August 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16007944 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
10 September 1944 - Place of
death
Chalons, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 42 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
August F. Schmall (father)
Clara A. (Potrzebowski) Schmall (mother)
Zeno P. Schmall (brother)
Loretta A. Schmall (sister)
More information
Pfc Arnold A. Schmall attended high school for one year.He joined the Regular Army in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 26 November 1940.
He died of a fever of unknown origin in the 3th Evacuation Hospital that was stationed in Chalons, France at that time.
According to a findagrave.com post by Barbara O'Hagan, Schmall's granddaughter, Arnold Schmall met a woman named Maureen Whyte while stationed in Ireland. Whyte supposedly gave birth to their daughter, Barbara, in October 1944, a month after Schmall's death.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / S&P Family Tree, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy