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ERDMAN, Theodore William - Date of
birth
30 May 1907 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Mosel, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36838494 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 October 1944 - Place of
death
Vicinity of Liesel, Holland
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 21 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herman E. Erdman (father)
Ida (Maurer) Erdman (mother)
Emma M. Erdman (sister)
Meta E. Erdman (sister)
Norbert Erdman (brother)
Herbert H. Erdman (brother)
Charles A. Erdman (brother)
Ethel M. (Metzger) Erdman (wife)
More information
Pvt Theodore W. Erdman attended the rural schools in Mosel and following his marriage to Ethel Mae Metzger, Manitowoc, on Oct. 27, 1928 at Haven, came to Sheboygan to make his home. He was employed as a deliveryman at the H. C. Prange company for 17 years, and prior to his induction was an employe of the Curt Joa company, Sheboygan Falls. He was an active member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church in the town of Mosel.Pvt Erdman was inducted into the Army on Dec. 23, 1943, and upon completion of basic and advanced training at Fort Knox, Ky., Camp Campbell, Ky., and Fort Meade, Md., left for overseas service in July 1944. After an additional month of instruction in England, he joined Allied armies in Holland. He was killed in action there one month later while participating in battle with an armored division of the 23rd infantry.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Erwin Derhaag, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, The Sheboygan Press (Sheboygan, Wisconsin), www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Sheboygan Press (Sheboygan, Wisconsin)