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RADTKE, Ellsworth Joseph - Date of
birth
8 March 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Marathon County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36271660 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Tank Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 13 | 42 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mae E. (Schumacher) Radtke (mother)
More information
T/5 Ellsworth J. Radtke enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 3 October 1942.He was a woodworker before he enlisted.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium on Block J, Row 1, Grave 18.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Cotton Bellamy Family Tree, www.awon.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet