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Personal info

Full name
STARKEL, Ervin George
Date of birth
27 October 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Hoskins, Wayne County, Nebraska
Hometown
Lincoln County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37478306
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
Beeck, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
George J. Starkel (father)
Anna (Zwetzig) Starkel (mother)
Loretta Starkel (sister)
Robert Starkel (brother)

More information

Pfc Ervin G. Starke graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942

He enlisted inApril 1943 and was sent overseas in October 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.newspapers.com - Lincoln Evening News, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.newspapers.com - Lincoln Evening News www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet