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Personal info

Full name
PETREE, Paul Eugene
Date of birth
13 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Ray County, Missouri
Hometown
Caldwell County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37733382
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
11 March 1945
Place of death
Near Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 8 63

Immediate family

Members
Robert S. Petree (father)
Ella M. (Mansur) Petree (mother)
Marjorie M. Petree (sister)
Mildred I. (Lungren) Petree (wife)

More information

Pfc Paul E. Petree enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 6 July 1944.

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

He was first buried at Block B-4, Row 9, Grave 170.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Richard Blunk, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Gallemore Next Try

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet