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Personal info

Full name
DURST, George William Jr
Date of birth
23 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia
Hometown
Preston County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35072921
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
South of Jüngersdorf, Hurtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 17 38

Immediate family

Members
George W. Durst (father)
Nellie B. Durst (mother)
Jack E. Durst (brother)

More information

Pvt George W. Durst Jr. enlisted at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky on 14 March 1944. He attended high school for 3 years and was an attendant at a fillings station or a parking lot before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - SNM, http://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=328744

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet