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SHILLING, Fred Monroe - Date of
birth
30 July 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio -
Hometown
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33764590 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
26 February 1945 - Place of
death
Stalag II-A
Neubrandenburg Mecklenburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 8 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
William F. Shilling (father)
Helen Shilling (mother)
Kenneth Shilling (brother)
Earl Shilling (brother)
Frank E. Shilling (brother)
More information
Pvt Fred M. Shilling graduated from Lewistown High School in 1943.He enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 28 August 1943. He was sent overseas in August, 1944.
Pvt Shilling's Last Duty Location was in vicinity of Sillegny or Arry, France on September 22, 1944 when he was captured. He was interned in Stalag II-A where he died on February 26 1945 of diphtheria and pneumonia.
"With three sons already in service, one of whom died in a German prison camp, Mr. and Mrs. William Shilling placed a fourth star in the family service flag last month when another son was inducted at Harrisburg. Earl W. Shilling was the most recent member of the family to enter the armed forces. Late in March, Mr. and Mrs. Shilling received word that Fred, prisoner of the Germans since last September, had died of diphtheria and pneumonia at Stalag IIA."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Mikel Shilling (nephew), Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Mikel Shilling, www.honorstates.org