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Personal info

Full name
FRANTZ, Gerald Richard "Dick"
Date of birth
9 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Stevensville, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Stevensville, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33611532
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
7 December 1944
Place of death
Hurtgen Forrest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Gerald L. Frantz (father)
Ferne C. (Crawford) Frantz (mother)

More information

Sgt Gerald R. Frantz graduated from Camptown High School in 1943 and was well known for his athletic and musical ability

He enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 1 October 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - Carl Brotzman

Photo source: André Koch, www.findagrave.com - Lyle Rockwell, www.ancestry.com - Rebecca H. Moore