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REESE, Frank Marion - Date of
birth
29 January 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Cheatham County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34361579 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
771st Tank Destroyer Battalion
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
22 January 1945 - Place of
death
Gereonsweiler, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 17 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank Reese (father)
Nora (Lyons) Reese (mother)
Ellen Reese (sister)
Thomas Reese (brother)
Jane Reese (sister)
Clara Reese (sister)
More information
Pvt Frank M. Reese was a farmer.He enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 24 July 1942.
In a house a stock of bangalores and dynamite is stored and prepared for use. In the afternoon of 22 January this stock explodes, destroying the house completely, wounding several men and killing Cpl Frank A. Bergonzi, Cpl John J. Cuneo, T/5 John G. Pinto, T/5 Antonio Muscente, Pfc Frank M. Reese and Pfc Rosario J. Maniscalco. All these men are buried at Margraten.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful Dutchman, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlisment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Tennessean, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Jack Coombs