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WINEBRENNER, Earl W - Date of
birth
8 April 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Allen County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35733167 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Pronsfeld, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 12 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jesse J. Winebrenner (father)
Pearl M. Winebrenner (mother)
Betty J. Winebrenner (sister)
Elizabeth Winebrenner (wife)
More information
Sgt Earl W. Winebrenner enlisted in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 25 September 1943.He attended high school for 4 years and worked in the manufacture of miscellaneous products before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block B, Row 4, Grave 88.
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 / U.S., Social Security Death Index / 1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten