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Personal info

Full name
WACKER, Martin
Date of birth
8 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
42117962
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 March 1945
Place of death
Kenn, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 3 10

Immediate family

Members
John Wacker (father)
Frieda (Mezger) Wacker (mother)
Frieda Wacker (sister)
John Wacker (brother)
Anthony J. Wacker (brother)
Albert Wacker (brother)
Joseph Wacker (brother)
Gertrude Wacker (sister)

More information

Pfc Martin Wacker was employed at the American Car & Foundry.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, IDPF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / New York State Birth Index 1881-1942
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem