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Personal info

Full name
DE VOGE, Eugene James "Gene"
Date of birth
29 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Ridgeway, Elk County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33435076
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
5 May 1945
Place of death
Wahrenberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Joseph R. De Voge (father)
Agatha (Carney) De Voge (mother)
Mary C. De Voge (sister)
Joseph De Voge (brother)
Jacqueline De Voge (sister)
Donald F. De Voge (brother)

More information

Pfc Eugene J. De Voge attended East high School.

He enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 16 March 1943.

Pfc De Voge accidentally drowned in the Elbe river.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / Family Trees, The Kane Repiblican 25 July 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura Phillips, www.ancestry.com - East High School Yearbook 1942