| Birth | : | 20 Nov 1923 Iowa, USA |
| Death | : | 20 Sep 1944 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Burial | : | Fairview Cemetery, Dows, Wright County, USA |
| Coordinate | : | 42.6511002, -93.5044022 |
| Description | : | Member of 17th Airborne Division, 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment Combat Team. KIA at Provence. The 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team accumulated over 150 combat days during five campaigns on battlefields in Italy, France, Belgium and Germany. The battalion casualty rate was 81.9 percent. The Team suffered 1,576 casualties and had 247 men killed in action. PFC Melvin E. Biddle Company B, 1st Battalion, 517th PIR was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroic actions during the Soy-Hotton engagement. On February 15, 1945, elements of the RCT were assigned to the 13th Airborne Division. The 13th was deactivated in February of 1946. In addition to the... Read More |
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Where is Pvt Walter M. Hofsommer's memorial?
Pvt Walter M. Hofsommer's memorial is located at: Fairview Cemetery, Dows, Wright County, USA.
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When did Pvt Walter M. Hofsommer death?
Pvt Walter M. Hofsommer death on 20 Sep 1944 in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Where are the coordinates of the Pvt Walter M. Hofsommer's memorial?
Latitude: 42.6511002
Longitude: -93.5044022
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1. Fairview Cemetery
Dows, Wright County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6511002, -93.5044022
2. Mount Hope Cemetery
Morgan Township, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6777992, -93.4792023
3. Otis Grove Cemetery
Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6164017, -93.4880981
4. Olson Cemetery
Popejoy, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6383018, -93.4403000
5. Morgan Cemetery
Morgan Township, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6741982, -93.4100037
6. Oak Hill Cemetery
Popejoy, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5816994, -93.4447021
7. Galt Cemetery
Wright County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7030983, -93.5960999
8. Vernon Township Lutheran Cemetery
Dows, Wright County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5864000, -93.5994000
9. Graceland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7453003, -93.5714035
10. Saint Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7167015, -93.3803024
11. Coulter Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7388916, -93.3716736
12. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7197189, -93.3397217
13. Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Latimer, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7652817, -93.3719406
14. Montgomery Family Burial Ground
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Coordinate: 42.5932028, -93.3105961
15. Alden Cemetery
Alden, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5218000, -93.3864500
16. Alexander Cemetery
Alexander, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8041687, -93.4591675
17. Saint Johns Cemetery
Clarion, Wright County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7324982, -93.7039032
18. Evergreen Cemetery
Clarion, Wright County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7313995, -93.7069016
19. Williams Cemetery
Williams, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4780998, -93.5864029
20. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Williams, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4782982, -93.5880966
21. Marion Center Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7738991, -93.3178024
22. Maynes Grove Cemetery
Hampton, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6577988, -93.2514038
23. Saint Francis Cemetery
Belmond, Wright County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8297005, -93.5905991
24. Blairsburg Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4925003, -93.6455994