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JESKE, Arnold Otto - Date of
birth
21 February 1911 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Olney, Young County, Texas -
Hometown
Olney, Young County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38099093 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
707th Tank Battalion
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
23 March 1945 - Place of
death
Mühlberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 10 | 25 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bernhardt R. Jeske (father)
Emilie M. (Kunkel) Jeske (mother)
Margaret Jeske (sister)
Eldor R. Jeske (brother)
Agnes E. Jeske (sister)
Ewald T. Jeske (brother)
Bertha A. Jeske (sister)
Hertha O. Jeske (sister)
Laura A. Jeske (sister)
Oswald Jeske (brother)
Erna H. Jeske (sister)
More information
T/5 Arnold O. Jeske enlisted at Camp Wolters, Texas on 13 March 1942.T/5 Jeske was taken prisoner in the vicitiny of Marnach, Lexembourg on 17 December 1944 and died in the Prisoner of War Camp Stalag 4B in Mühlberg, Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Birth Certificate / Family Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Kurt McCord