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Personal info

Full name
VON SCHONDORF, Earle Vincent
Date of birth
18 May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Dunellen, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32066676
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
Radio Operator
Unit
HQ Company,
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 3 10

Immediate family

Members
Edwin Von Schondorf (father)
Vera (Stevens) Von Schondorf (mother)
Eleanor Von Schondorf (sister)
Louis Von Schondorf (brother)
William Von Schondorf (brother)
Edwin Von Schondorf (brother)
Joan Von Schondorf (sister)

More information

T/4 Earle V. Von Schondorf attended schools in Hoboken and was employed by the Art Color Printing Company.

He enlisted in Trenton, New Jersey on 28 January 1941. He was overseas for about two years and had seen action in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, France, Belgium and Germany.

He was the eldest of three brothers in the armed service.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, The Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey)

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey)