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aratrooper in Company “A,” 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division killed in action during Operation Market Garden
Timeline
Birth- Jul 16, 1925
Wilmington, Delaware
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 19 - 18 years
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army
Gold Star
Theater
European
Unit
Company “A,” 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Grade
Private
Military Occupational Specialty
745 (Rifleman)
Service Number
32958362
Service Start Date
Sep 22, 1943
Award- 1944-Age: 18 years
Purple Heart
Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge
Battle- Sep 17, 1944-Age: 19 years
Battle of Nijmegen (Operation Market Garden)
Death- Sep 20, 1944-Age: 19 years
Most likely enemy machine gun fire
Vicinity of Mook, Netherlands
Burial- Dec 1, 1948
U.S. Military Cemetery Margraten (now Netherlands American Cemetery): Plot A, Row 21, Grave 1
Burial- Oct 7, 1944
U.S. Military Cemetery Molenhoek: Plot E, Row 1, Grave 8
