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Personal info

Full name
ROTHFUSS, Henry Frederick
Date of birth
3 May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Irvington Township, Essex County, New Jersey
Hometown
East Newark, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32203759
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 October 1944
Place of death
Moncourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 18 19

Immediate family

Members
William H. Rothfuss (father)
Anna M. (Lay) Rothfuss (mother)
Frederick H. Rothfuss (brother)
Grace E. Rothfuss (sister)
William C. Rothfuss (brother)

More information

Pfc Henry F. Rothfuss was a driver before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 21 January 1942.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his face and neck.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

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 Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
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