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Personal info

Full name
FRENCH, Julius Everett
Date of birth
16 September 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Elk Point, Union County, South Dakota
Hometown
Snohomish County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39190589
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 November 1944
Place of death
Koslar, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 10 26

Immediate family

Members
Robert French (father)
Ethel A. (Harkness) French (mother)
Melvin French (brother)
Audrey D. French (sister)
Julia French (sister)
Geneva French (sister)
Nellie French (sister)
Roberta French (sister)
Florence French (sister)

More information

Pvt First Class Julius French enlisted on 28 September 1942 at Tacoma, Washington.
He joined his unit a from replacement depot on 24 October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / 1920/1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet