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OTHMER, George E - Date of
birth
28 January 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Moscow, Iowa -
Hometown
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37682907 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 44 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward Othmer (father)
Helen Othmer (mother)
Wesley Othmer (brother)
La Verne Othmer (sister)
Edith (Long) Othmer (wife)
Michael L. Othmer (son)
Richard G. Othmer (son)
More information
Pvt George Othmer was serving with a paratrooper division. He entered service on Jan. 3, 1944, training at Fort McClellan, Ala., and Fort Benning Ga. He had been overseas and stationed in England since Oct. 10, 1944, and had apparently gone to Belgium shortly before he was reported missing. He was graduating from Muscatine high school with the class of 1934. His marriage to Edith Long took place in Muscatine on Feb. 6, 1939. The couple moved to Cedar Rapids where Pvt Othmer was employed at the Wilson Packing Co. In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by two sons, Michael Lee, 5 and Richard George, 3, a brother and a sister.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Erwin Derhaag, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, The Muscatine Journal and News Tribune (Muscatine, Iowa)
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Muscatine Journal and News Tribune (Muscatine, Iowa)