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) |
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