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STERZINGER, Fred - Date of
birth
15 November 1914 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36018806 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Dornot-Arnaville, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 49 |
Immediate family
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Members
Leopold Sterzinger (father)
Rosia T. (Kirnbauer) Sterzinger (mother)
Leopold Sterzinger (brother)
Lillie Sterzinger (sister)
Theresa Sterzinger (sister)
Margaret Sterzinger (sister)
More information
Sgt Fred Sterzinger worked as a clerk before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 10 April 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Sterzinger Family Tree / Cook County Illinois Birth Index, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred’s nephew