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SPROULE, Peter Stuyvesant Wilson - Date of
birth
7 July 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Port Chester, Westchester County, New York -
Hometown
Litchfield County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31382534 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Tank Driver -
Unit
771st Tank Destroyer Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Erkelenz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Eric R. Sproule (father)
Nancy Sproule (mother)
More information
Pvt Peter S. W. Sproule attended Peekskill Academy.He enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 24 September 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful Dutchman, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Ben Himmelfard - White Plains Library; The Rye Chronicles - 8 June 1945