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FRANZMAN, Kurt - Date of
birth
5 February 1912 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Kirschweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany -
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32344160 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1945 - Place of
death
Schwelm, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Carl Franzman (father)
Alma (Leyser) Franzman (mother)
Katherina (Knell) Franzman (stepmother)
Emil Franzman (brother)
Erna Franzman (sister)
Karl H. Franzman (half-brother)
Kaethe O. Franzman (half-sister)
John G. Franzman (half-brother)
More information
Kurt Franzman immigrated from Bremen, Germany on 26 January 1928.He worked as a salesman in a grocery.
He enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 27 May 1942.
Sgt Franzman was fatally hit by 88 mm grenade fire when he and three soldiers were riding on a tank.
Source of information: Casper Eurlings, 1930 US Federal Census / Ancestry, 1940 US Federal Census / Ancestry, Fleming Family Tree / Ancestry, Franzman Family Tree / Ancestry, Enlistment Record / National Archives, ABMC, National Archives, Joan and Richard Borchert / WWII Memorial, CWGC-ABMC / Find A Grave, IDPF
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Casper Eurlings