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WIEDERHOLT, Frank H - Date of
birth
18 December 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Dubuque County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36227683 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Fort Driant, Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 13 | 57 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank J. Wiederholt (father)
Angeline M. (Vosberg) Wiederholt (mother)
Ruth M. Wiederholt (sister)
Emma J. Wiederholt (sister)
Raymond E. Wiederholt (brother)
Marion Wiederholt (sister)
More information
Pfc Frank H. Wiederholt worked on his brother's farm before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 5 November 1941. He was sent overseas to Iceland in 1942.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census / Kenneth Johnson Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: Peter Schouteten