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Personal info

Full name
STEINMETZ, Peter
Date of birth
9 April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana
Hometown
Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana

Military service

Service number
39620137
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
Near Frémonville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 38 19

Immediate family

Members
David Steinmetz (father)
Mary K. (Ring) Steinmetz (mother)
David Steinmetz Jr. (brother)
Elizabeth K. Steinmetz (sister)
Jacob Steinmetz (brother)
John Steinmetz (brother)
Henry D. Steinmetz (brother)
Ishmael Steinmetz (brother)
Johanna (Heimbichner) Steinmetz (wife)

More information

Pfc Peter Steinmetz worked on the family farm before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Epinal, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Steinmetz Family Tree, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux

Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Jon Steinmetz