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FRYBERGER, Melvin Leslie "Happy" - Date of
birth
3 December 1907 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio -
Hometown
Kanawha County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6642927 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 October 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 68 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Fortress M. Fryberger (father)
Grace F. (Girard) Fryberger (mother)
Frank Fryberger (brother)
Joseph Fryberger (brother)
Gerald H. Fryberger (brother)
Lillian M. (Karr) Fryberger (wife)
Shirley Fryberger (daughter)
Linda L. Fryberger (daughter)
More information
Sgt Melvin L. Fryberger enlisted at Huntington, West Virginia on 28 October 1943.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com Family Trees / Cuyahoga County / Ohio Marriage Record / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, http://www.myheritage.com/names/melvin_fryberger
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, http://www.myheritage.com/names/melvin_fryberger