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SCHAFF, Adam - Date of
birth
15 December 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37595473 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 January 1945 - Place of
death
Reipertswiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 10 | 57 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank F. Schaff (father)
Veronica (Beehler) Schaff (mother)
Kathryn Schaff (sister)
Harry Schaff (brother)
Jerome J. Schaff (brother)
Jacob Schaff (brother)
Raphael J. Schaff (brother)
Elizabeth A. Schaff (sister)
Johnnie W. Schaff (brother)
Eva M. Schaff (sister)
Frank P. Schaff (brother)
Barbara M. Schaff (sister)
Anna M. Schaff (sister)
Peter Schaff (brother)
Anthony Schaff (brother)
Barbara Schaff (sister)
Helen R. Schaff (sister)
Anna Schaff (wife)
Patricia A. Schaff (daughter)
More information
Pvt Adam Schaff was a driver before he enlisted in Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 25 May 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com - Shane O
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dhan Phelan