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Personal info

Full name
PUTZIER, Vincent John
Date of birth
14 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Dover Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota
Hometown
St. Charles, Winona County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37771408
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
42nd Tank Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kelberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 6 37

Immediate family

Members
Gustave Putzier (father)
Margaret M. (Wegman) Putzier (mother)
Ivan J. Putzier (brother)
Leo F. Putzier (brother)
Eugene M. Putzier (brother)
Mary A. Putzier (sister)
Lawrence A. Putzier (brother)
Catherine E. Putzier (sister)
George J. Putzier (brother)

More information

Pvt Vincent J. Putzier enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 3 August 1944. He received training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
The cause of death was noted as crushing probably in or under his tank.

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 Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men,
www.newspapers.com - The Winona Daily News 22 March 1945, www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Minneapolis Star 12 May 1940