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Personal info

Full name
ISERMAN, Fred Henry
Date of birth
3 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Hometown
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37666440
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Manhay, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 4 54

Immediate family

Members
Fred H. Iserman (father)
Rose Iserman (mother)
Anita Iserman (sister)
Milton Iserman (brother)
Carl L. Iserman (brother)
Arthur Iserman (brother)

More information

Pfc Frederick H. Iserman attended East High school.

He enlisted at Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa on 20 March 1943. He was sent overseas in May 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.specialforcesroh.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Army Enlistment Record, U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949, Isterman Family Tree, www.517prct.org, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten