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Personal info

Full name
KOTAL, Herman Joe
Date of birth
26 March 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36543818
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 November 1944
Place of death
Near Linnich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 9 6

Immediate family

Members
John Kotal (father)
Anna (Ruzicka) Kotal (mother)
Charles Kotal (brother)
John C. Kotal (brother)
Georgina Kotal (sister)

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Kotal Family