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Personal info

Full name
REITZ, Walter Baker
Date of birth
19 February 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33515191
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
Düren, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 3 32

Immediate family

Members
Charles C. Reitz (father)
Clara E. Reitz (mother)
Francis Reitz (brother)
Hubert Reitz (brother)
Stella Reitz (sister)
Thelma Reitz (sister)
Margaret Reitz (sister)
Melvin Reitz (brother)
Wilbur W. Reitz (brother)
Donald W. Reitz (brother)
Dora E. Reitz (sister)
Jennie L. (Geist) Reitz (wife)
Sandra L. Reitz (daughter)
Lawrence W. Reitz (son)
Richard L. Reitz (son)

More information

Pvt Walter B. Reitz was a driver before he enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 25 August 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII / 1920/1930 Census , www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Mount Carmel (Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania) - 16 December 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Sunbury Daily - 8 May 1945, Emira Mazlout - Seasonal Guide - Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery