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Personal info

Full name
WINKLER, Jerry Alec
Date of birth
8 June 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Hometown
Multnomah County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
O1320212
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Raffelsbrand, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 13 33

Immediate family

Members
Otto E. Winkler (father)
Helga M. (Sather) Winkler (mother)
Janet E. Winkler (sister)

More information

2nd Lt Jerry A. Winkler enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 20 September 1942 as a private with Servicenumber 39317702.

He attended 4 years of high school and was a shipping and receiving clerk before he enlisted.

Source of information: Yannick, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Sather Family Tree / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-SS-Three/USA-SS-Three-III-8.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet