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Personal info

Full name
TENCATE, Homer Eugene
Date of birth
24 July 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan
Hometown
Ottawa County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36884739
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 October 1944
Place of death
Würselen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 6 10

Immediate family

Members
Homer Tencate (father)
Cornelia C. (Depuy) Tencate (mother)
Leila A. Tencate (sister)
June Tencate (sister)
Clarence Tencate (brother)

Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / 1940 Census / WW Michigan Casualties, www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Olin/Overway Family Tree