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OSTENDORF, Orval Oral - Date of
birth
4 November 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Dawson County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Dawson County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37120260 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 March 1945 - Place of
death
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 16 | 46 |
Immediate family
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Members
Cobus J. Ostendorf (father)
Hattie C. (Gerdes) Ostendorf (mother)
Ida K. Ostendorf (sister)
Gesha M. Ostendorf (sister)
Sophia A. Ostendorf (sister)
Cobus G. Ostendorf (brother)
Edward W. Ostendorf (brother)
Marcus L. Ostendorf (brother)
Mary Ann Ostendorf (sister)
Vera C. Ostendorf (sister)
Frances B. Ostendorf (sister)
More information
Orval Ostendorf worked on a farm.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Newman Family Tree / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Dwight Anderson