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SCHOENKNECHT, Jack Allan - Date of
birth
6 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Irvington, Essex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42087377 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
Neustadt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 46 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alfred C. Schoenknecht (father)
Ethel M. (Scott) Schoenknecht (mother)
Lois M. Schoenknecht (sister)
More information
Pfc Jack A. Schoenknecht attended high school for four years and was employed at Burts Shoe Store before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 9 March 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to the stomach.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Charles A. Rein, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Walter Schoenknecht Family Tree / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery