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name
GOETZ, Ernest E - Date of
birth
10 May 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Kickapoo, Peoria County, Illinois -
Hometown
Kickapoo, Peoria County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36693648 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
17 April 1945 - Place of
death
Harz mountains, East of Osterode am Harz, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles F. Goetz Jr. (father)
Marie B. (Speck) Goetz (mother)
Carl A. Goetz (brother)
Alma M. Goetz (sister)
Rosa A. Goetz (sister)
Zepha (Sumner) Goetz (wife)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Jewish Serviceman / Aston Family Tree / Matthews Family Tree, http://16thinfassn.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/16th-Infantry-Roll-of-Honor-2013-06-24.pdf, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Heather Vining