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Personal info

Full name
DE SHAZER, Arnold Wellington
Date of birth
2 May 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Skiatook, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Marshall County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38692451
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
395th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 April 1945
Place of death
Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 12 7

Immediate family

Members
Willis B. De Shazer (father)
Rosetta E. (Kerns) De Shazer (mother)
Sarah De Shazer (sister)
William A. De Shazer (brother)
Willis B. De Shazer (brother)
Lavina J. De Shazer (sister)
Mae E. De Shazer (sister)
Orlena B. De Shazer (sister)
Earl O. De Shazer (brother)
Bertha B. De Shazer (sister)
Myrtle A. De Shazer (sister)
Thomas J. De Shazer (brother)
Fern (Denny) De Shazer (wife)

More information

Arnold enlisted on 22 March 1944 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He attended Okemah High School in Okemah, Oklahoma.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael Beach, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree