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SCHWARTZ, Walter Carl - Date of
birth
25 June 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
West Saint Paul, Dakota County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37773625 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
71st Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 May 1945 - Place of
death
Fernstein, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 20 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter H. Schwartz (father)
Dorothy C. (Liebisch) Schwartz (mother)
Roy W. Schwartz (brother)
More information
Pfc Walter C. Schwartz attended high school for one year and was employed at the Lion Brand Paints before he enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 5 September 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his head.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – A Grateful American, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / Minnesota Birth Index / U.S. WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com
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