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PATTY, Morris Roland - Date of
birth
28 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Silver Lake Township, Dickinson County, Iowa -
Hometown
Lake Park, Dickinson County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37667851 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Münster, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 17 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Carl H. Patty (father)
Mary E. (Jeffries) Patty (mother)
George S. Patty (brother)
Mary H. Patty (sister)
Carl K. Patty (brother)
Paul R. Patty (brother)
Ruth M. Patty (sister)
Rodes E. Patty (brother)
Ralph R. Patty (brother)
More information
T/Sgt Morris R. Patty enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 5 April 1943 and was sent overseas in August 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Iowa Births and Christenings Index 1857-1947, www.newspapers.com - Courier Ottumwa Iowa 11 April 1945
Photo source: Tom Verheijden, www.newspapers.com - Courier Ottumwa Iowa - 11 April 1945