Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
WANGERIN, Gerhard D - Date of
birth
24 December 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
West Bloomfield, Waushara County, Winsconsin -
Hometown
Pine River, Waushara County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36981226 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
354th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Sankt Goar, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 49 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frederick H. Wangerin (father)
Ella M. (Radichel) Wangerin (mother)
Alice H. Wangerin (sister)
Stella M. Wangerin (sister)
Leroy W. Wangerin (brother)
More information
Pfc Gerhard D. Wangerin graduated from Weyauwega High School in 1939 and enlisted in May 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records, www.newspapers.com - The Post Cresent 20 April 1945 / The Oskosh Northwestern 12 July 1945, www.89infdivww2.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, Janet Marie