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NEITSCH, Billy Burks - Date of
birth
27 March 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Holland, Bell County, Texas -
Hometown
Lynn County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6957545 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
14th Tank Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
19 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 7 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Herman W. G. Neitsch (father)
Dora S. (Lindemann) Neitsch (mother)
Oscar W. Neitsch (brother)
Alfred R. Neitsch (brother)
Wallace A. Neitsch (brother)
Pearl A. Neitsch (sister)
Leroy Neitsch (brother)
Melrose Neitsch (brother)
More information
T/5 Billy B Neitsch joined the Regular Army on 15 December 1939.Besides Billy, his brothers Alfred, Oscar and LeRoy also served during the war. Alfred was a prisoner of war of the Japanese ever since the sinking of the U.S.S. Houston on 1942.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / Lindemann/Schmidt Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Lubbock Avalanche Journal 10 September 1944