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WERTHMAN, Maximilian Frederick - Date of
birth
14 June 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Jamesburg, Middlesex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Old Bridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42185164 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
Olmscheid, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William W. Werthman (father)
Margaret (Savage) Werthman (mother)
Regina M. Werthman (sister)
More information
Pvt Maximilian Werthman graduated from South River high School and attended Rutgers University.He was employed at the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 27 July 1944. He was sent overseas in January 1945.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Montrey Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Jaap Vermeer, www.super6th.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Central New Jersey Home News 10 April 1945