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Seitzinger, Jack Martin

Date of birth:
October 25th, 1925 (Hammond/Lake County, Indiana, the United States of America)
Date of death:
September 20th, 1944 (Nijmegen/Gelderland province, the Netherlands)
Buried on:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: F. Row: 4. Grave: 23.
Service number:
35900872
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
I-Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 'All American'
Awarded for:
Operation Market Garden

Posthumously awarded
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
I-Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 'All American'
World War Two Victory Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
I-Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 'All American'
American Campaign Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
I-Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 'All American'
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
I-Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 'All American'
Good Conduct Medal - Army
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
I-Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 'All American'
Distinguished Unit Citation/Presidential Unit Citation - Army
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
I-Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 'All American'
US Army Parachute Badge
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
I-Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 'All American'
Combat Infantryman Badge
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
I-Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 'All American'
Marksmanship Qualification Badges

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