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VAN WEELDE, Gerritt - Date of
birth
16 October 1907 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois -
Hometown
Iroquois County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6826738 -
Rank
First Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
52nd Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bourcy, North East of Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 13 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Bertus Van Weelde (father)
Alvena Van Weelde (mother)
Earl Van Weelde (brother)
Ruby Van Weelde (sister)
Anna Van Weelde (wife)
More information
First Sergeant Gerritt Van Weelde enlisted at Fort Benning, Georgia on 15 September 1940.
Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920 Census / Social Security Death Index, After Action Report, 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion, 9th Armored Division, 20 October 1944 thru 8 May 1945, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post Dispatch
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post Dispatch, http://collections.mohistory.org/resource/749528