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Personal info

Full name
KOONTZ, Orville Gerald
Date of birth
8 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska
Hometown
Washington County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
39339751
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 15 31

Immediate family

Members
George R. Koontz (father)
Lelia Koontz (mother)
Ora V. Koontz (sister)

More information

Pfc Orville G. Koontz enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 16 September 1943.

He attended high school for 2 years and was a welder before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet