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Personal info

Full name
SACKVILLE, George Elmer
Date of birth
28 June 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan County, Canada
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
19048583
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 April 1945
Place of death
Rhine, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 19 8

Immediate family

Members
George E. Sackville (father)
Elizabeth E. (Rippengale) Sackville (mother)
Alma M. Sackville (sister)

More information

Sgt George F. Sackville enlisted at Fort MacArthur, California on 20 September 1940.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Alma Barbee, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / Family Trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet