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SHUBERT, Vincent Dean - Date of
birth
16 July 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Bloom, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33573303 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
15th 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 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Riedwihr, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 15 | 41 |
Immediate family
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Members
Vincent A. Shubert (father)
Harriet D. Shubert (mother)
Lulu F. Shubert (sister)
Dorothy L. Shubert (sister)
Sylvester S. Shubert (sister)
Vera M. Shubert (sister)
Carl G. Shubert (brother)
Richard Shubert (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Vincent D. Shubert attended high school for four years and worked on the family farm before he enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 18 February 1943 and went overseas in July 1943.In February 1944, in Italy, he sustained a wound on his hand by artillery shell fragments. He was discharged from the hospital in March 1944.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the thorax.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy