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Personal info

Full name
RENDER, Harold John
Date of birth
16 January 1915
Age
30
Place of birth
South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Hometown
South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32168295
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kötgen-Zörbig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 7 17

Immediate family

Members
Catharine M. (Levandoske) Render (mother)

More information

S/Sgt Harold J. Render enlisted in Trenton, New Jersey on 19 August 1941.
He worked in a kitchen before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet