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Personal info

Full name
ROTH, Virgil Henrys
Date of birth
12 December 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
Hometown
Mount Morris, Genesee County, Michigan
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
36473048
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division,
3rd Platoon
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 April 1945
Place of death
Oberelspe, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 21 10

Immediate family

Members
Henry G. Roth (father)
Lula E. (Cooper) Roth (mother)
Roger I. Roth (brother)
Kenneth L. Roth (brother)
Ellen J. Roth (sister)
Kermit J. Roth (brother)
Dora C. (Reed) Roth (wife)
Larry V. Roth (son)
Daniel Roth (son)
Johanna E. Roth (daughter)

More information

Pfc Virgil H. Roth worked on his father's farm and as a shipping clerk at a local furniture store while attending school.

He was employed as a machinist by the A.C. Spark Plug division of General Motors when he enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 9 August 1944.

Two of his brothers also served during the war: Kenneth with the U.S. Marines and Roger with the U.S. Navy.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Dan Roth (son), www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Jewish Servicemen Cards / Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Melanie Martin, Dan Roth