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SCHUMM, Dixon Eugene - Date of
birth
2 March 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio -
Hometown
Portage County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35067565 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 January 1945 - Place of
death
1.5 Miles southeast of St. Vith, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank Schumm (father)
Pleasant (Russell) Schumm (mother)
Walter Schumm (brother)
Velma Schumm (sister)
Adella Schumm (sister)
George Schumm (sister)
Lydia/Maxine Schumm (sister)
Ethel R. (Frolley) Schumm (wife)
More information
Dixon E. Schumm was married to Ethel Frolley on 27 May 1940. He was a truck driver.He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 25 June 1943 and was sent overseas in the summer of 1944. In April 1944 his tonsils were removed at the Station Hospital in Fort Bliss.
He joined his unit as a replacement from the 86th replacement battalion on 20 October 1944.
Dixon was promoted to Private First Class on 1 December 1944.
He was wounded in action by artillery shrapnel in a leg during the night of 24-25 December in the fighting near Manhay, Belgium He returned to his unit from the hospital on 18 January 1945.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Marcel van Aalzum, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, Marriage Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Marcel van Aalzum