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FEIKER, Frederick Cristian II - Date of
birth
6 June 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Eastchester, Westchester County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1286459 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
5 April 1945 - Place of
death
Nürnberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 32 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frederick M. Feiker (father)
Elizabeth B. (Campbell) Feiker (mother)
Gretchen B. Feiker (sister)
Janet Feiker (sister)
Barbara J. Feiker (sister)
George C. Feiker (brother)
William G. Feiker (brother)
More information
Capt Frederick C. Feiker II attended college for four years and was a manager before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 25 March 1941.He was taken prisoner in Hosingen, Belgium on 18 December 1944 and was held prisoner at Stalag IX-B in Bad Orb, Germany from 25 December 1944 until 9 January 1945 when he was transferred to Oflag XIII-B in Hammelburg, Germany. On 29 March 1945, to evade the Russian offensive this camp was evacuated and while being marched southeastwards, the column was surprised by an American high altitude bombing raid near Nürnberg, Germany on 5 April 1945. Capt Feiker and 29 other prisoners fell victim to this attack.
He is also remembered at the Bridge Street Cemetery in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Robert M. Delaney / William G. Feiker / Alice M. Flynn, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / WWII Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Feiker Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - P. K. Magrunder
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - P. K. Magrunder