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REPPERT, Warren Woodrow - Date of
birth
17 September 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Shoemakersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32946712 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Wintrange, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 3 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Milton O. Reppert (father)
Katie L. (Rothermel) Reppert (mother)
Charles L. Reppert (brother)
Clayton P. Reppert (brother)
Earl M. Reppert (brother)
William H. Reppert (brother)
Harry E. Reppert (brother)
Morris B. Reppert (brother)
Monroe N. Reppert (brother)
Mildred G. Reppert (sister)
Thomas H. Reppert (brother)
Roxanna J. I. Reppert (sister)
Kuddle J. Reppert (brother)
Marshell J. Reppert (sister)
Mary (Kozak) Reppert (wife)
Dennis Reppert (son)
More information
Pvt Warren W. Reppert was employed at the Pennsylvania Electric Steel Co.He enlisted in Binghamton, New York on 26 October 1943, trained at Camp Croft and was sent overseas in June 1944.
He joined his unit from the 48th Replacement Battalion on 31 August 1944.
At 00:10 an enemy patrol of six or eight men with automatic weapons approached an outpost og G Company. One man of the company was killed in the exchange of fire. Since no other casualties of this company were reported that day, it can be assumed that this was Pvt Reppert.
At the time of his death, his son was fourteen months old.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Elmira NY Star Gazette - 23 November 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Elmira NY Star Gazette, Martin Cremers, Louis Martz, Evan Reppert