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SCHWEIZER, John Jacob - Date of
birth
12 February 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Turon, Reno County, Kansas -
Hometown
Penrose, Fremont County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37352026 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
601st Tank Destroyer Battalion
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
29 March 1945 - Place of
death
Gersprenz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 7 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
George W. Schweizer (father)
Elsie M. (Elliot) Schweizer (mother)
Mamie L. Schweizer (sister)
Ralph C. Schweizer (brother)
Earl G. Schweizer (brother)
Mildred B. Schweizer (sister)
James C. Schweizer (brother)
William H. Schweizer (brother)
Georgia M. Schweizer (sister)
Patty L. Schweizer (sister)
Betty J. Schweizer (sister)
Elsie M. Schweizer (sister)
More information
Pfc John J. Schweizer worked on the farm before he enlisted in Pueblo, Colorado on 24 August 1942.He was reported wounded in action by artillery shell fragments to his skull.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously.
He is remembered at the Turon Cemetery in Turon, Reno County, Kansas.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.tankdestroyer.net, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux / Charles Purvis / Shane O
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – J&D Peterson