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HASTINGS, Winthrope Niles - Date of
birth
18 March 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1018713 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
743rd Tank Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Euchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 20 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Wyatt W. Hastings (father)
Gertrude E. Hastings (mother)
Mildred B. Hastings (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Winthrope N. Hastings was struck in the head by shell fragments.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Various Family Trees, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 743rd Tank Battalion
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Debbie Dahl Swanson