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Personal info

Full name
HELM, Christopher
Date of birth
2 March 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Hometown
Essex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32064348
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Gangelt-Birgden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 4 1

Immediate family

Members
Daniel Helm (father)
Ida M. (Burkhardt) Helm (mother)
Charles D. Helm (brother)
Daniel V. Helm (brother)

More information

Pfc Christopher Helm enlisted on 28 March 1941 at Newark, New Jersey. He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 16 September 1944.

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

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet