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STOEPPELMAN, Horace A - Date of
birth
1919 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
St. Louis, Missouri -
Hometown
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6911202 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Kruchten-Hommerdingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 11 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles E. Hill (stepfather)
Margueritte M. (Hall) Stoeppelman (mother)
Francis Stoeppelman (brother)
Dorothy Hill (half-sister)
Lorraine Hill (half-sister)
Joan Hill (half-sister)
Stanley Hill (half-brother)
Jean (Luecke) Stoeppelman (wife)
More information
Pvt Horace A. Stoeppelman joined the Regular Army in Ettrick, Virginia on 28 April 1939.Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - nepper, www.newspaperarchive.com - Manitowoc Herald Times