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Personal info

Full name
FORBREGD, George William
Date of birth
22 February 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35536796
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
7 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 19 12

Immediate family

Members
Gustave Forbregd (father)
Mabel V. (McNally) Forbregd (mother)
Richard W. Forbregd (brother)
Irving T. Forbregd (brother)
Joseph H. Forbregd (brother)
Mabel F. Forbregd (sister)
Arthur E. Forbregd (brother)
Katherine Forbregd (sister)
Frederick J. Forbregd (brother)
Audrey (Palmatier) Forbregd (wife)

More information

T/Sgt George W. Forbregd enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 17 December 1942 and was sent overseas October 1944.

He was reported seriously wounded in action on 29 November 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1930/1940 Census / Family Trees / Marriage Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Marc Husson