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Personal info

Full name
METZKER, James Preston Jr
Date of birth
24 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Mossyrock, Lewis County, Washington
Hometown
Pierce County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39202827
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 7 20

Immediate family

Members
James P. Metzker (father)
Maud M. (Shuler) Metzker (mother)
Lozeniana C. Metzker (sister)

More information

Pfc James P. Metzker enlisted in Seattle, Washington on 2 March 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Hill Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet