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Personal info

Full name
DRENK, Stanley Herman
Date of birth
30 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39721655
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 9 2

Immediate family

Members
Mandell Drenk (father)
Margaret E. (Spelker) Drenk (mother)
Fred Drenk (brother)
Robert Drenk (brother)

More information

Pfc Stanley H. Drenk enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 27 December 1943.

Pfc Drenk was taken prisoner of war on 20 December 1944 and died of his wounds, probably in a German fields hospital. More information is not available.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census / California Birth Index

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Robert Drenk