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SCHUETZLE, Palmer Frederick - Date of
birth
21 November 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Ree Heights, Hand County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17043922 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
7 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near the Church house
Breedeweg, Holland
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Fred Schuetzle (father)
Ruth Schuetzle (mother)
Lothar Schuetzle (brother)
Olive Schuetzle (stepsister)
More information
S/Sgt Palmer F. Schuetzle graduated in 1940 from East High School. He was employed at the Rath Packing Co. during high school and thereafter.He enlisted in Des Moines, Iowa on 7 March 1942 and was sent overseas in March 1943 and was part of his unit since the operations in Sicily.
He was in the group which captured Ste. Mere Eglise three hours before the main Allied invasion on 6 June 1944. The mayor of the town asked that the decoration of Fourrageres Francaise be given to them.
S/Sgt Schuetzle was killed by a sniper.
S/Sgt Palmer F. Schuetzle first buried at Temporary the American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Bonus Case File, www.newspapers.com - Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa