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PFC Norman D DeJager

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PFC Norman D DeJager Veteran

Birth
Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Death
14 Apr 1945 (aged 19)
Philippines
Burial
Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.7884639, Longitude: -96.1499823
Plot
Block 9 Lot 44
Memorial ID
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DeJager, Pfc. Norman 1925-1945

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Friday, May 3, 1945

NORMAN DE JAGER REPORTED DEAD IN PHILIPPINES
Last Week He Was Reported Wounded In Leyte

Mr. and Mrs. Ed DeJager, residing at 227 Second street SW., were notified by the War Department on Wednesday evening that their son, Pfc. Norman DeJager, died of wounds on Leyte on April 14.

Pfc. DeJager entered the service on October 3, 1943, at took his basic training at Camp Fannin, Texas. He went overseas in March, 1944.

Norman DeJager was born in LeMars on July 15, 1925, and was 19 years of age at the time of his death. He attended school in LeMars but left for service before completion of his studies.

Besides his parents, he is survived by one brother, Donald.

Mr. and Mrs. De Jager had been notified by the War Department last week that their son was recovering from shrapnel wounds in a hospital somewhere in the Philippines.
DeJager, Pfc. Norman 1925-1945

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Friday, May 3, 1945

NORMAN DE JAGER REPORTED DEAD IN PHILIPPINES
Last Week He Was Reported Wounded In Leyte

Mr. and Mrs. Ed DeJager, residing at 227 Second street SW., were notified by the War Department on Wednesday evening that their son, Pfc. Norman DeJager, died of wounds on Leyte on April 14.

Pfc. DeJager entered the service on October 3, 1943, at took his basic training at Camp Fannin, Texas. He went overseas in March, 1944.

Norman DeJager was born in LeMars on July 15, 1925, and was 19 years of age at the time of his death. He attended school in LeMars but left for service before completion of his studies.

Besides his parents, he is survived by one brother, Donald.

Mr. and Mrs. De Jager had been notified by the War Department last week that their son was recovering from shrapnel wounds in a hospital somewhere in the Philippines.

Inscription

NORMAN D
DE JAGER
IOWA
PFC 132 INF
AMERICAL DIV
WORLD WAR II
JULY 15, 1925
APRIL 14, 1945



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