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Personal info

Full name
OHLENDORF, Norbert Herbert
Date of birth
16 March 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Will County, Illinois
Hometown
Will County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36397298
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 14 43

Immediate family

Members
Albert C. Ohlendorf (father)
Amanda Ohlendorf (mother)
Elaine Ohlendorf (sister)
Laverne Ohlendorf (sister)

More information

T/5 Norbert H. Ohlendorf enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 26 March 1942.

He attended high school for 4 years and was a bartender before he enlisted.

T/5 Norbert H. Ohlendorf was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block YY, Row 6, Grave 111.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Norbert Wilkening (nephew)