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WOLZ, Fred C - Date of
birth
25 September 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado -
Hometown
Maricopa County, Arizona
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39847189 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
4 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Geilenkirchen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Charles F. Wolz (father)
Anna M. (Schuler) Wolz (mother)
Bertha M. Wolz (sister)
Lena P. Wolz (sister)
Irma E. Wolz (sister)
Mildred Wolz (sister)
More information
Pvt Fred Wolz enlisted on 22 May 1942 at Phoenix, Arizona.He was lightly wounded in action on 15 August 1944. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans,www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.americandday.org, www.marylandmilitaryhistory.org, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, Hans Wijnands - Wolz Family