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Personal info

Full name
ZUEHLKE, Gilbert Edward
Date of birth
15 August 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Lohrville, Waushara County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36239552
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
46th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 November 1944
Place of death
Northeast of Kleinhau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 2 30

Immediate family

Members
Edward Zuehlke (father)
Martha Zuehlke (mother)
Olga (Redmond) Zuehlke (sister)
Ridsy G. Zuehlke (sister)
Winnie (Marson) Zuehlke (wife)
Darlene L. Zuehlke (daughter)

More information

The 46th Armored Infantry Battalion attacked with the 22nd Regimental Combat Team at 07:00 to seize high ground Northeast of Kleinhau. Resistance was strong and the 46th's casualties were heavy.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.ancestry.com, www.newspapers.com - Wisconsin State Journal 7 January 1945