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Personal info

Full name
SCHAEFER, Rudolph George
Date of birth
22 February 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas
Hometown
Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38555647
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 September 1944
Place of death
Near Fraimbois, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 8 67

Immediate family

Members
Egon Schaefer (father)
Lillie S. (Hauptreif) Schaefer (mother)
Lillian M. Schaefer (sister)
Hilbert H. Schaefer (brother)
Lawrence Schaefer (brother)
Leroy Schaefer (brother)
Jo O. Schaefer (brother)

More information

Pvt Rudolph G. Schaefer was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census / Combat History 79th Infantry Division / www.findagrave.com - ForgetMeNot
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