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Gerd Reussel

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Gerd Reussel Veteran

Birth
Hamburg, Germany
Death
9 May 1942 (aged 20)
At Sea
Burial
Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section PS 61, Plot 18
Memorial ID
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September 17, 1921 - May 9, 1942

World War II German Seaman. Gerd Reussel became a prisoner-of-war after his warship U-352 was captured off the eastern coast of the United States on May 9, 1942 after an engagement with the United States Coast Guard Cutter Icarus. Reussel died from wounds received in this attack.
Member of the German Navy who was shot in the leg while at sea and died.
September 17, 1921 - May 9, 1942

World War II German Seaman. Gerd Reussel became a prisoner-of-war after his warship U-352 was captured off the eastern coast of the United States on May 9, 1942 after an engagement with the United States Coast Guard Cutter Icarus. Reussel died from wounds received in this attack.
Member of the German Navy who was shot in the leg while at sea and died.

Gravesite Details

German POW WWII member of sub U-rathke sunk 5-9-1942


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