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KAPPELMEIER, George J - Date of
birth
23 June 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42182815 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 April 1945 - Place of
death
Schnellersdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 34 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
John G. Kappelmeier (father)
Marie J. (Cornell) Kappelmeier (mother)
Mary Lou Kappelmeier (sister)
John Kappelmeier (brother)
More information
Pfc George J. Kappelmeier attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 29 September 1944.He was a baseball player, had been in the service only six months and 20 days and overseas only six weeks when he was killed by shrapnel.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen – Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Mr & Mrs A. Charles Catapano, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Kappelmeier Family Tree / New York Birth Index, www.findagrave.com - Anonymous
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Anonymous