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KRAMER, Carl Martin - Date of
birth
22 July 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Winsen, Luhe, Germany -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36957882 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 December 1944 - Place of
death
Linnich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 7 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gustav Kramer (father)
Marie (Westermann) Kramer (mother)
Augusta Kramer (sister)
Vernie (Bates) Kramer (wife)
Ressie M. Kramer (daughter)
More information
Pfc Carl M. Kramer was born in Winsen, Germany and emigrated to the United States on 13 May 1927, arriving in New York City, New York on the vessel SS Columbus, under the name of Karl Kramer. He married Vernie Bates in 1933 at Bentonville, Arkansas, the place where their daughter was born two years later. Pfc Kramer became a U.S. citizen in 1937. He was a janitor and resided at Chicago, Illinois.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / Naturalization Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Tammy Del Conte