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Personal info

Full name
SCHERTLER, James Edward
Date of birth
29 September 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Wadena, Wadena County, Minnesota
Hometown
Wadena, Wadena County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
O1017837
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Platoon Commander
Unit
191st Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
12 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 34 27

Immediate family

Members
Theodore Schertler (father)
Mable (Till) Schertler (mother)
Marie Schertler (sister)
Leon Schertler (sister)
Evelyn V. (Besett) Schertler (wife)

More information

2nd Lt James E. Schertler was a student at the State Teachers College.

He was first buried at the American Temporary Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WW2 Hospital Admission Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laura S