Lester H. SCHEAFFER
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source :Mylifeinthewar.over-blog.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NUMBER OF SERVICE | 33835059 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 29 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 22 November 1914 Fleetwood, Berks County, PENNSYLVANIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | PENNSYLVANIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY | Spouse : Beatrice B. Bertolet Schaeffer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
RANK | Private | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Infantry Man | |||||||||||||||||||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 1 December 1943 Allentown PENNSYLVANIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
COMPANY | Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BATTALION | Battalion | |||||||||||||||||||||||
REGIMENT | 175th Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 29th Infantry Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 12 September 1944 |
Source : Pierre | ||||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Fort de Keranroux (fort detached from Brest) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of St James N°3578
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
GRAVE |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
DECORATION |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
STORY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pvt. Lester H. Scheaffer was KIA September 12th 1944 He is burried in the Normandy/Brittany area of France (St James Cemetery) I’m proudly in charge of taking care of his grave since January 2009 He’s not forgotten, he gave his life for freedom. The liberty loving people will always be thankfull to him Lester H. Scheaffer (birth name Schaeffer) enlist in December 1943 He was raised on a dairy farm in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania and had between 9 or 12 brothers and sisters He had a wife, a daughter and was a driver As a replacement, he had been on the line for less than a week when he was killed (As stated in the official book of the 29th) : Fort Keranroux looked out at the attacking american over a broad stretch of razed terrain, entirely clear of tree and brush, which allow the garrison perfect observation. Back of the ditch, wired in concrete pillboxes were surrounded with mines which could be eletrically detonated by remote control. Commanded by Lt. Col. Claude R. Melancon the 2nd Bn. swept 2000 yards along the valley to attack Fort Keranroux. The attack against this stronghold, launched by the 175th’s 2nd battailion on September 12 had progressed to the tank ditch when F compagny, the leading unit was caught under heavy mortar fire which has been previously registered on this barrier. Attempting to whithdraw, the compagny suffered casualties from automatic weapons fire and succeed in returning to it’s battalion line only after artillery had boxed in the compagn’sy front and had screened the area with smoke The fort has been taken the 13th ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29th INFANTRY DIVISION - BLUE AND GRAY
|
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com- Mylifeinthewar.over-blog.com |
---|---|
PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |