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CPL Frank Hermann Hafermann
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CPL Frank Hermann Hafermann Veteran

Birth
Nemaha County, Nebraska, USA
Death
22 Nov 1943 (aged 27)
Italy
Cenotaph
Auburn, Nemaha County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Father: John Gerhard Hafermann
Mother: Thelke Mathilda Behrends

Siblings: Lydia G., William F., and Opal Irene Hafermann.

Married: November 7, 1941
Wife: Margaret Mary Klepper
Born: March 21, 1914, they had a son Hermann.

Frank was a Corporal with the 636th Tank Battalion. He entered the Army Feb. 25, 1942, left the U.S. for North Africa and in August moved with his company to Italy, where he was killed in action, and is buried. The actual burial place is unknown, but his name appears on 3 known World War II Memorial Monuments. One in Sicily and one in Rome, Italy. The Third is on "War Dads Memorial" that is located in the Sheridan Cemetery, Auburn, Nemaha County, Nebraska.

For his service and supreme saciface, Frank was awarded the Purple Heart.
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On Nov. 21, 2013, I was transferred the following memorial from Findagrave Contributer ShaneO #47009366 from the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery & Memorial for Corp. Frank H. Hafermann.
Father: John Gerhard Hafermann
Mother: Thelke Mathilda Behrends

Siblings: Lydia G., William F., and Opal Irene Hafermann.

Married: November 7, 1941
Wife: Margaret Mary Klepper
Born: March 21, 1914, they had a son Hermann.

Frank was a Corporal with the 636th Tank Battalion. He entered the Army Feb. 25, 1942, left the U.S. for North Africa and in August moved with his company to Italy, where he was killed in action, and is buried. The actual burial place is unknown, but his name appears on 3 known World War II Memorial Monuments. One in Sicily and one in Rome, Italy. The Third is on "War Dads Memorial" that is located in the Sheridan Cemetery, Auburn, Nemaha County, Nebraska.

For his service and supreme saciface, Frank was awarded the Purple Heart.
__________________________

On Nov. 21, 2013, I was transferred the following memorial from Findagrave Contributer ShaneO #47009366 from the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery & Memorial for Corp. Frank H. Hafermann.


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