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COLBERT, Otto Walter - Date of
birth
21 December 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Turtle Creek, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33431206 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Winterspelt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 15 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ralph N. Colbert (father)
Mary E. Colbert (mother)
Raymond W. Colbert (brother)
Earl W. Colbert (brother)
Berenice A. Colbert (sister)
Mary E. Colbert (sister)
Norma L. Colbert (wife)
More information
Pvt Otto W. Colbert enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 4 March 1943.Pvt Otto W. Colbert first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / New Bianchi McCush Family Tree / Enlistment / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Amandine Jaunet - Henri-Chapelle Cemetery Associate