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Personal info

Full name
SCHMUCKLE, Fred Thomas
Date of birth
4 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Audubon, Camden County, New Jersey
Hometown
San Diego, San Diego County, California

Military service

Service number
39560845
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 January 1945
Place of death
Near Fouhren, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 12 20

Immediate family

Members
Frederick Schmuckle (father)
Josephine C. (Sauter) Schmuckle (mother)
Martin D. Schmuckle (brother)

More information

Pfc Fred T. Schmuckle attended high school for 2 years and was a toolmaker before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 17 February 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen – Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: Peter Schouteten