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Personal info

Full name
DE GARMO, Shuel David
Date of birth
7 November 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Empire, Jefferson County, Ohio
Hometown
Knox, Jefferson County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35298334
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
259th Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 March 1945
Place of death
Fraulautern, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 16 46

Immediate family

Members
Alonzo De Garmo (father)
Julia (Wickham) De Garmo (mother)
Charles F. De Garmo (brother)
William G. De Garmo (brother)
John H. De Garmo (brother)
Sarah G. De Garmo (sister)
Pauline De Garmo (sister)
June De Garmo (sister)
Howard De Garmo (brother)
Paul A. De Garmo (brother)
Ellsworth E. De Garmo (brother)
Evelyn G. De Garmo (sister)
Alonzo De Garmo Jr. (brother)
Andrew J. De Garmo (brother)
Arthur N. De Garmo (brother)
Ray B. Sprouse (half-brother)
Roy J. Sprouse (half-brother)
Eileen M. Sprouse (half-sister)
James K. Sprouse (half-brother)
Robert F. Sprouse (half-brother)

More information

Pfc Shuel D. De Garmo attended high school for one year and worked for the Toronto Paper Co.

He enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 7 January 1944.

Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / WWII hospital admission card file / Headstone & Interment Record / WWII Draft Card, www.65thdiv.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten