Walter Phillip Sterneman

1919 - 1983  (63 years)

• Name	Walter Phillip Sterneman
  Birth	08 Aug 1919	St. Louis,,,MO
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Mar 1983	Bloomington,,,IN
  Burial	Valhalla Cemetery,,Bloomington,IN
  Person ID	I5	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Hans Cäsar (John) Stirnimann,   b. 20 Nov 1889, Daro,,,Tessin (Ticino),Switzerland d. 14 Dec 1949, Evansville,,,IN (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Adèle Loew,   b. 31 Dec 1886, Binningen,,,Basel-Land,Switzerland d. 10 Mar 1963, Evansville,,,IN (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1912	Basel-Stadt,,,,Switzerland   [1]
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Muehlbauer,   b. 18 Jul 1919, Evansville,,,IN d. 24 Aug 2012, West Lafayette,,IN, (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	30 Nov 1940	Evansville,,,IN
  	St. Joseph's Church
  Children	1. Phyllis Ann Sterneman,   b. 21 Dec 1942, Evansville,,,IN d. 11 Mar 2018 (Age 75 years)   2. Mary Louise Sterneman,   b. 09 Apr 1948, Evansville,,,IN (Age 77 years)   3. Adele Marie Sterneman,   b. 01 Jul 1950, Evansville,,,IN (Age 75 years)   4. Walter Phillip Sterneman, II,   b. 20 May 1952, Evansville,,,IN (Age 73 years)   5. Vicki Joan Sterneman,   b. 13 Jun 1953, Evansville,,,IN (Age 72 years)   6. Gloria Jeanne Sterneman,   b. 01 Mar 1957, Evansville,,,IN (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2003

  
  

• Photos

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  Documents		WPSterneman 1
  		WPSterneman 2

  
  

• Notes

  Served as Master Sergeant 362nd Ordnance Maintenance Company Anti-Aircraft. Saw considerable action at the battle for Iwo Jima for which his unit won the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque. Received Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with Bronze Star; Victory Medal World War II; Good Conduct Medal. Honorably discharged Dec 13 1945.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Marriage Certificate.