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Personal info

Full name
STABENOW, Chester E
Date of birth
31 January 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Dunn County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Glenwood, St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36255883
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vernéville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 27 42

Immediate family

Members
Fred Stabenow (father)
Mae Stabenow (mother)
Harold Stabenow (brother)
Florence Stabenow (sister)
Gladis Stabenow (sister)
Robert Stabenow (brother)
Howel Stabenow (brother)
Robert Stabenow (brother)

More information

T/5 Chester E. Stabenow enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 8 August 1942.

He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy