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SCHWARTZKOPF, Dave - Date of
birth
20 December 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Windsor, Weld County, Colorado -
Hometown
Windsor, Weld County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20839704 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
14 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Grammont, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 38 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
William Schwartzkopf (father)
Anna K. (Reifschneider) Schwartzkopf (mother)
Katherina Schwartzkopf (sister)
William Schwartzkopf (brother)
Alex A. Schwartzkopf (brother)
Henry Schwartzkopf (brother)
Elizabeth Schwartzkopf (sister)
Jacob Schwartzkopf (brother)
Frieda Schwartzkopf (sister)
Esther Schwartzkopf (sister)
Molly Schwartzkopf (sister)
Robert Schwartzkopf (brother)
More information
Pfc Dave Schwartzkopf worked on the family farm before he joined the National Guard on 16 September 1940.He had been seriously wounded on 12 September in France and his death occurred two days later.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.
Pfc Schwartzkopf is remembered at Lakeview Cemetery in Windsor, Weld County, Colorado with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.newspapers.com – The Windsor Beacon Colorado 14 December 1944.
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / PassingTime