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Personal info

Full name
KRATZER, Harry Franklin
Date of birth
16 September 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Union County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33010850
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 October 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 3 22

Immediate family

Members
Harvey M. Kratzer (father)
Clara A. Kratzer (mother)
Blanche E. Kratzer (sister)
Lottie M. Kratzer (sister)
Mabel M. Kratzer (sister)
Lester W. Kratzer (brother)
Paul S. Kratzer (brother)
Cora M. Kratzer (sister)
Grace P. Kratzer (sister)
Ella J. Kratzer (sister)
Annabella (Bowersox) Kratzer (wife)

More information

Pfc Harry F. Kratzer enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 10 February 1941.

Note: In the ABMC database, the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment is incorrectly listed as the 41st Infantry Battalion.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Mary E. Beaver, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet