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SHULTZ, Norman David "Norm" - Date of
birth
5 May 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
West Point, Orange County, New York -
Hometown
Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31313005 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 April 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 6 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Heber D. Shultz (father)
Mary E. Shultz (mother)
Robert H. Shultz (brother)
Diana Shultz (sister)
More information
Pfc Norman D. Shultz graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1941. He was employed by the Pratt & Read Company.He enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 29 January 1943. Pfc Shultz was in the ASTP program and attended the Catholic University in Washington, D.C before being placed back into the infantry.
According to his family he died, driving his Captain, a couple weeks before the end of the war, and in an early morning fog, was not able to stop before they went down into a river; the Germans were blowing up the bridges as they retreated toward Berlin.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Jewish Servicemen Card / Army Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Records, WWII Draft Cards, Diana Pfannebecker
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Woodrow Wilson High School yearbook, 1941