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Personal info

Full name
UTTERBACK, David Russell
Date of birth
29 June 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Cincinnati Hamilton County, Ohio
Hometown
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35676843
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Dinslaken, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 4 7

Immediate family

Members
James Utterback (father)
Laura B. Utterback (mother)
Olive R. Utterback (sister)
Forrest M. Utterback (brother)
Michael Utterback (brother)

More information

David R. Utterback worked in a machine shop before he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 9 December 1942.

He was killed in action while on a patrol crossing the high ground north of Dinslaken, to see if the enemy had established a line of resistance there. When the patrol reached its destination, it was immediately fired upon.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / Ohio Birth Index, 79th Infantry Division “Cross of Lorraine” Unit History

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet