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Personal info

Full name
SATCHELL, George Wilt
Date of birth
6 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Oakland County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36557823
Rank
Corporal
Function
Pilot
Unit
514th Fighter Squadron,
406th Fighter Group
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
20 May 1945
Place of death
Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 13 18

Immediate family

Members
William H. Satchell (father)
Georgina (Walker) Satchell (mother)
Ruth Satchell (sister)

More information

Cpl George W. Satchell graduated from Northwestern High School in Detroit. He was employed at the G. M. Diesel Plant.
He was killed in a vehicle accident. He had been overseas for one year and a half.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Leon Gorissen, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - DD Mathews,
www.ancestry.com - Hicks Family Tree, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Leon Gorissen