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RODGERS, Walter Willard - Date of
birth
25 December 1906 -
Age
38 - Place of
birth
Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas -
Hometown
Pueblo County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37703004 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
9 March 1945 - Place of
death
Stalag 9B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles D. Rodgers (father)
Hattie M. (Northway) Rodgers (mother)
Bertha M. Rodgers (sister)
Charles H. Rodgers (brother)
Harry C. Rodgers (brother)
Clarence W. Rodgers (brother)
Lillian A. (Markwart) Rodgers (wife)
More information
Pvt Walter W. Rodgers enlisted in Denver, Colorado on 12 July 1943.He was first buried at Block DD, Row 9, Grave 206.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record / Prisoner of War Records, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Davis Family Tree / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com – Davis Family Tree