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Personal info

Full name
REGEN, Chester Arnold
Date of birth
17 January 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Union City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
42035502
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
747th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Setterich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 7 7

Immediate family

Members
Harry Regen (father)
Lillian (Frank) Regen (mother)
Barbara Regen (sister)
Ruth Regen (sister)
Alfred Regen (brother)
Julia M. Regen (wife)

More information

Pvt Chester A. Regen enlisted in New York City, New York, on 1 September 1943.
Together with three other crew members, Pvt Regen was killed when an enemy anti-tank rocket hit the turret of their tank. One of the other killed crew members, Thomas Mastromonaco, is also buried at Margraten. One other crew member was wounded.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930-1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet