Soldiers Overview

Dirks, Henry W.

Date of Birth	April 6, 1909
Hometown/County	Coatsburg/Adams County
State	Illinois
Rank	Staff Sergeant
ASN	36024194
Unit	87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron Mechanized
Company/Troop	Troop B
MOS Code	651, Platoon Sergeant

KIA/DOW/MIA	DOW, November 5, 1944, 48th Field Hospital, Tongeren, Belgium
Last Duty Location	November 4, 1944, Kreijel/Waatskamp road, near Ospel
Awards	Purple Heart Silver Star (Posthumousley)

Next of Kin

Anna Dirks (Mother)
Henry Dirks (Father)

Heipka Dirks (Sister)

Marie Wilhelmine Dirks (Sister)

Ann Sophia Dirks (Sister)

Buried at	Gray Cemetery, Coatsburg, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Grave No.
Adopter

Photo's:	Soldier: Joann M. Sewell Grave: Michael John Neill
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