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HEIDERHOFF, Walter E - Date of
birth
24 March 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Mississippi -
Hometown
Lowndes County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20424794 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
612th Tank Destroyer Battalion,
3rd Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 October 1944 - Place of
death
Hechalenfeld, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 51 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter E. Heiderhoff (father)
Maude L. (Krebs) Heiderhoff (mother)
Maude L. Heiderhoff (sister)
Dorothy M. Heiderhoff (sister)
Evelyn Heiderhoff (sister)
More information
Pvt Walter E. Heiderhoff enlisted at Columbus AAF, Mississippi on 25 November 1940.He was an actor before he enlisted.
He was killed by a direct hit of an enemy artillery shell.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - various family trees, www.tankdestroyer.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - des Philippet