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Personal info

Full name
RINKA, Clarence L
Date of birth
17 March 1920
Age
25
Place of birth
Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36991193
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
Harz mountains, east of Osterode am Harz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 15 7

Immediate family

Members
Herman Rinka (father)
Cora L. (Regal) Rinka (mother)
Ruth M. Rinka (sister)
Lucille Rinka (sister)
Dorothy Rinka (wife)
Gary L. Rinka (son)
Dorothy (Kujawa) Rinka (wife)
Gary L. Rinka (son)
Joyce S. Rinka (daughter)

More information

Pfc. Clarence L. Rinka attended South Division High school and was employed by Kearney-Trecker.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Zippeljuly2010 Family Tree, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, Wisconsin Birth Records

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com, South Division High School yearbook 1937 and 1939, The Milwaukee Journal - 16 May 1945