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KEPPLINGER, Vernon Frank - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Scotland, Bon Homme County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Bon Homme County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37473992 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
28 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Pattendorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edwin C. Kepplinger (father)
Sylvia (Maruska) Kepplinger (mother)
Corven L. Kepplinger (brother)
Carmaine C. Kepplinger (sister)
Norma J. Kepplinger (sister)
More information
Pfc Kepplinger was attending high school there when he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Diane Wright, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees, Sherri K. Bochman, Carmaine C. Hamberger (sister), Norma Jean ( Kepplinger) Schamber, and Marvin D. Thum, www.newspapers.com - Argus-Leader
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Carmaine C. Hamberger (sister)