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SCHAEFER, Elwood Charles - Date of
birth
27 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Brenham, Washington County, Texas -
Hometown
Brenham, Washington County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38155706 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
1st Battalion,
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division,
A Company
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Merscheid-Gralingen, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 88 |
Immediate family
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Members
Otto Schaefer (father)
Mathilda (Knuppel) Schaefer (mother)
Ora D. Schaefer (sister)
More information
Cpl Elwood C. Schaefer was a waiter at the Kern Oil Company.He enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 23 March 1942.
Cpl Schaeffer is remembered at Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham, Washington County, Texas with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Thielman Family Tree / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Amy the Spirit Seeker