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FINK, Ernest Emerson - Date of
birth
26 July 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6886050 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 December 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Stanley Fink (father)
Marguerite (Ritter) Fink (mother)
More information
Pfc Ernest E. Fink enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 21 January 1944 and received training at Camp Wheeler, Ga., and Fort Meade, Md. He had previsouly served a three-year hitch and for a time was stationed at Indiantown Gap with a heavy artillery unit. After his discharge from the Army he was employed as an interne at the Allentown State hospital. Pfc Fink had been overseas since July. He was survived by his parents and three uncles, Edwin, Roy and Harold Ritter and an aunt, Mrs. Helen Diehl.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call, www.fold3.com - WWII Registration Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call