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Personal info

Full name
RUSH, Frederick Allen "Fred"
Date of birth
24 January 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Newell, Butte County, South Dakota
Hometown
Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota

Military service

Service number
37685491
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Gröningen-Barby, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 12 23

Immediate family

Members
William T. Rush (father)
Nellie A. (Saul) Rush (mother)
Bessie M. Rush (sister)
Eleanor M. Rush (sister)
Billy R. Rush (brother)
Richard L. Rush (brother)
Daniel Rush (brother)
William T. Rush (brother)

More information

Pfc Frederick A. Rush was known as an "outstanding athlete" at Mitchell High School. Fred, from which he graduated in May 1944.

He enlisted in Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 22 June 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census,
www.abmc.gov, http://mva.sd.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Mitchell High School Yearbook 1942