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Personal info

Full name
SCHUMACHER, Kenneth George
Date of birth
1 October 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Blenker, Wood County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Dorchester, Clark County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36829163
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
61st Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
Near Zerf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
A 9 15

Immediate family

Members
Nicholas Schumacher (father)
Henryetta J. (Ludwig) Schumacher (mother)
Loraine A. Schumacher (sister)
Angela Schumacher (sister)
Adeline Schumacher (sister)
Celine Schumacher (sister)
Donald W. Schumacher (brother)
Janet Schumacher (sister)
Norbert H. Schumacher (brother)
Rita E. (Gutenberger) Schumacher (wife)
David K. Schumacher (son)

More information

Cpl Kenneth G. Schumacher was employed at the Dorchester Canning Company before he enlisted 7 July 1943. He was sent overseas in November 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Terasa Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.10tharmored.com, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – Marshfield News Harold 16 March 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com – Marshfield News Harold 16 March 1945