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Personal info

Full name
SCHOCKMAN, William J
Date of birth
20 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio
Hometown
Mercer County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35033052
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Remereville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 15 46

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Schockman (father)
Emily E. (Haslinger) Schockman (mother)
Aurelia C. Schockman (sister)
Mark W. Schockman (brother)
Luke O. Schockman (brother)

More information

T/5 William J. Schockman enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 12 May 1941.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Saint James, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com,www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records

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