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SCHNEIDER, David Franklin - Date of
birth
5 April 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Meeker County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Forest, Meeker County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19018528 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
Tank Driver -
Unit
11th Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Heilbronn, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 42 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Schneider (father)
Anna M. (Looman) Schneider (mother)
George Schneider (brother)
Lucille L. Schneider (sister)
Wilfred J. Schneider (brother)
Geneva C. Schneider (sister)
Louis J. Schneider (brother)
Alfred W. Schneider (brother)
Robert M. Schneider (brother)
Esther M. Schneider (sister)
Jeanette A. Schneider (sister)
John W. Schneider (brother)
Marguerite M. Schneider (sister)
More information
T/4 David F. Schneider worked on a farm before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Missoula, Montana on 13 September 1940.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
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 Census / Minnesota Birth Index / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com, www.10tharmored.com, www.newspapers.com – St. Cloud Times 21 July 1945
Photo source: www.newspapers.com – St. Cloud Times 21 July 1945