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Personal info

Full name
ENGEL, Claude William
Date of birth
10 March 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Stockbridge, Calumet County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Stockbridge, Calumet County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
16007081
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 September 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 7 1

Immediate family

Members
William Engel (father)
Kathrine Engel (mother)
Clifford Engel (brother)
Donald Engel (brother)
Maurice Engel (brother)
Jean Engel (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Claude W. Engel joined the Regular army in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 8 October 1940 and was sent overseas on 22 October 1942. He first participated in the North African and Sicilian campaigns.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Sheboygan Press - 12 October 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Jon Strupp / Frederic Blais