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GERMAN, Vernon Lee - Date of
birth
23 August 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland -
Hometown
Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1326277 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Seyweiler, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 54 |
Immediate family
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Members
William L. German (father)
Elsie L. German (mother)
Lois V. German (sister)
Roxie M. German (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Vernon L. German graduated from Wicomico High School and was the manager of Montgomery Ward store in Chambersburg as well as the director of the Franklin County Credit Exchange.He enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 9 October 1943. He trained in anti-aircraft at Fort Eustis, Virginia before attending Officers' Candidate School at Fort Benning. He was sent overseas in October, 1944.
Per Capt Stanley Moore, Jr of Co. C in a letter to his wife: "The company was in an attack near Medelsheim [and] Lt German led his platoon under severe enemy fire when it encountered concealed German machinegun nests. The Germans opened fire, killing Lt German instantly."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Storiesbehindthestars.org