Name:
John Frederick Schoettel
Rank:
Major
Serial Number:
5416
Unit:
22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-08-16
State:
Washington
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
N
Row:
Grave:
1016
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
John Frederick Schoettell was born on May 6, 1912, in Seattle, King County, Washington. He was the son of John Joseph Schoettel and Mabel Eckland Schoettel.
He served in the Weapons Company, 22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Major during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 16, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.