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Personal info

Full name
ENGLAND, Loren Earl
Date of birth
15 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Platte County, Missouri
Hometown
Homewood, Franklin County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
19186864
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 October 1944
Place of death
South of Raffelsbrand, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 7 74

Immediate family

Members
Charles K. England (father)
Elizabeth L. (Blankenship) England (mother)
William B. England (brother)
Clyde L. England (brother)
Ethel M. England (sister)
Margaret F. England (sistet)
Willard L. England (brother)

More information

Pfc Loren E. England was a mechanic before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve in San Francisco, California on 11 February 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - family tree