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HIEKE, Dwight Anton - Date of
birth
23 March 1918 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa -
Hometown
Dakota County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37153412 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 September 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Henry C. Hieke (father)
Sophia (Schnedecker) Hieke (mother)
Semelda I. Hieke (sister)
Ethel M. Hieke (sister)
Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com