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Personal info

Full name
TIEDTKE, Elmer Leo
Date of birth
5 March 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Madison County, Nebraska
Hometown
Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37035024
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
Near Morhange, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 27 18

Immediate family

Members
William F. Tiedtke (father)
Emelia E. (Pleksnies) Tiedtke (mother)
Harry P. Tiedtke (brother)
John W. Tiedtke (brother)

More information

Pfc Elmer L. Tiedtke was sent overseas in June 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Loren Bender
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