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name
CRILL, Ronald R - Date of
birth
15 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13132598 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
9 April 1945 - Place of
death
Herford, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Kenneth M. Crill (father)
Marian D. (Ritner) Crill (mother)
Anna Crill (sister)
Richard L. Crill (brother)
Stewart Crill (brother)
Marilyn K. Crill (sister)
More information
Pfc Ronald R. Crill attended Mercer High School with the class of 1941.He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 12 November 1942.
He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Margraten on 12 April 1945 and was given his final resting place on 22 January 1949.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, Social Security Death Index / Veteran Compensation Application File, IDPF
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Rick Bell, Herman Wolters - U.S. School Yearbooks