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Personal info

Full name
EASTMAN, Norman Eugene
Date of birth
18 April 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Rodney, Mecosta County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36473277
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schophoven, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 7 10

Immediate family

Members
Raymand G. Eastman (father)
Lillian A. Eastman (mother)
Donald R. Eastman (brother)
Marjorie Eastman (twin sister)

More information

Pfc Norman E. Eastman graduated from Barryton Rural Agricultural School.

He enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 11 August 1944.

His brother Donald served in the South Pacific.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, André Koch, Kathy McDermott, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Susan Linton, The Grand Rapids Press - 28 March 1945