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MELZER, Hans O - Date of
birth
5 January 1916 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Braunschweig, Germany -
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36209411 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 April 1945 - Place of
death
Würzburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 27 | 25 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Paul O. Melzer (father)
Ida (Buchmuller) Melzer (mother)
Elfrieda Melzer (sister)
Margaret P. Melzer (sister)
Mary Melzer (wife)
More information
Sgt Hans O. Melzer enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 29 April 1941.Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / Wernecke Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com
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