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Personal info

Full name
SCHWAN, Milton John
Date of birth
9 August 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
42171788
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
21 February 1946
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 43 14

Immediate family

Members
John Schwan (father)
Louise Schwan (mother)
Raymond Schwan (brother)
Clarence Schwan (brother)
Lucille Schwan (sister)

More information

Pfc Milton J. Schwan was employed at the Globe Jewelry Company before he enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 24 November 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 / U.S WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com – ForgetMeNot
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