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HOFSTETTER, Donald Jerome - Date of
birth
13 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Webster County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Nuckolls County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37746805 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
2 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Metzeresche, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 84 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert J. Hofstetter (father)
Mary (Bolte) Hofstetter (mother)
Viola Hofstetter (sister)
Vernon H. Hofstetter (brother)
James A. Hofstetter (brother)
Alice M. Hofstetter (sister)
Eleanora Hofstetter (sister)
Lavera Hofstetter (sister)
Bertha Hofstetter (sister)
More information
Pvt Donald J. Hofstetter enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 21 June 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, After action report of the 60th Armored Infantry Battalion
Photo source: Peter Schouteten