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RUPPRECHT, William Alloisus - Date of
birth
31 January 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Yardley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania -
Religion
Catholic
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33100494 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 November 1944 - Place of
death
Düren/Grosshau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
John B. Rupprecht (father)
Agnes M. (Schwartz) Rupprecht (mother)
John E. Rupprecht (brother)
Francis J. Rupprecht (brother)
Paul B. Rupprecht (brother)
Charles E. Rupprecht (brother)
Mary L. Rupprecht (sister)
Helen E. Rupprecht (sister)
Robert A. Rupprecht (brother)
Alvin L. Rupprecht (brother)
Louis A. Rupprecht (brother)
Edward A. Rupprecht (brother)
More information
T/Sgt William A. Rupprecht was a foreman in a manufacturing company before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 16 September 1941.He is remembered at the Saint Ignatius Catholic Cemetery in Yardley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Underhill House Tree / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Registration Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Rebecca Evans, David Arata Family Tree