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SCHILTZ, Nicholas Corbin - Date of
birth
20 March 1919 -
Age
25 -
Place of birth
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1283320 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Best, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
W. M. Schiltz (mother)
W. M. Schiltz (brother)
D. D. Schiltz (brother)
W. S. Schiltz (sister)
Margaret M. Schiltz (wife)
Nicholas C. Schiltz Jr. (son)
More information
1st Lt Nicholas C. Schiltz attended Senior High School.He enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 27 June 1941 and was sent overseas in September 1943.
Lt Schiltz participated in the invasion of Normandy.
He was killed in action by German mortar and small arms fire.
He left behind a wife and 14-month-old son.
1st Lt Schiltz was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Son, the Netherlands.
A monument marker for Lt Schiltz can be found at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.specialforcesroh.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record, Greensboro Daily News, N.C. - October 5, 1944
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Nicholas Corbin Schiltz (son) via Paul Dols, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Record, Steve Miller