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RUHLAND, Vincent Mike - Date of
birth
4 March 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Watkins, Meeker County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Meeker County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37095403 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 7 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
William F. Ruhland (father)
Margaret (Mahowald) Ruhland (mother)
Joseph F. Ruhland (brother)
Susan J. Ruhland (sister)
Alphonse N. Ruhland (brother)
Agatha K. Ruhland (sister)
Esther M. Ruhland (sister)
Rosina M. Ruhland (sister)
Ludwig P. Ruhland (brother)
Aloysious A. Ruhland (brother)
Lawrence G. Ruhland (brother)
Edmund J. Ruhland (brother)
Edmund E. Ruhland (brother)
Nicholas J. Ruhland (brother)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Wermers Family Tree, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Dwight Anderson