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SCHWEITZER, Anton - Date of
birth
14 October 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Dodge, Dunn County, North Dakota -
Hometown
East End, Dunn County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37169711 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 19 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Sebastian Schweitzer (father)
Johanna (Vogel) Schweitzer (mother)
Jacob Schweitzer (brother)
Helen Schweitzer (sister)
Magdalena Schweitzer (sister)
Gertrude Schweitzer (sister)
Joseph Schweitzer (brother)
Margaret Schweitzer (sister)
Frances Schweitzer (sister)
John Schweitzer (brother)
Peter M. Schweitzer (brother)
More information
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.He is remembered at the Saint Martins Cemetery in Dodge, Dunn County, North Dakota.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Penelope Schweitzer’s Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com – Shane O
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Larry Krueger