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KUENZEL, Erdman Christopher Jr - Date of
birth
14 December 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31007472 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
46th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
Brandenberg, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 14 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
Erdman L. Kuenzel (father)
Eva Kuenzel (mother)
Bertha A. Kuenzel (sister)
Eva A. Kuenzel (sister)
June M. Kuenzel (sister)
Evelyn B. Kuenzel (sister)
William R. Kuenzel (brother)
Jack Kuenzel (brother)
Paul Kuenzel (brtoher)
Linda M. Kuenzel (sister)
More information
Cpl Erdman C. Kuenzel Jr. attended for one year high school and worked as a tinsmith, coppersmith or sheet metal worker.He enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 7 March 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlisment Records, www.5ad.org, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Kuenzel Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - CWGC/ABMC
Photo source: Jac Engels, Nick Barker