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Personal info

Full name
SAMPSEL, George F Jr
Date of birth
30 April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
20315778
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 14 12

Immediate family

Members
George F. Sampsel (father)
Margaret E. Sampsel (mother)
Margaret J. Sampsel (sister)
Catherine (Izen) Sampsel (wife)

More information

S/Sgt George F. Sampsel Jr. joined the National Guard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 17 February 1941 and was sent overseas in December 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Monroe News-Star

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Monroe News-Star