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VON SEGGERN, Vernon - Date of
birth
25 February 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Dodge County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Hooper, Dodge County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1014336 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
4 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Puttelange, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 21 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry B. Von Seggern (father)
Augusta C. L. (Simonson) Von Seggern (mother)
Irma Von Seggern (sister)
Kathryn M. (McNamara) Von Seggern (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Vernon Von Seggern attended Uehling High School and worked on a farm.He was sent overseas in August 1944.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Frederickson Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Keith, www.super6th.org
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