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Personal info

Full name
GARBE, Arlin B
Date of birth
19 July 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Dieterich, Effingham County, Illinois
Hometown
Effingham County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36371658
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 9 18

Immediate family

Members
August H. Garbe (father)
Helena C. (Wolf) Garbe (mother)
Ida Garbe (sister)
Martin T. Garbe (brother)
Walter Garbe (brother)
Clara C. Garbe (sister)
Marvin H. Garbe (brother)
Bertha Garbe (sister)
Joseph Garbe (brother)

More information

Pfc Arlin B. Garbe graduated from Dieterich High School and was a farmer before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 14 September 1942

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / World War II Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946, www.newspapers.com - The Decatur Daily Review

Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Kenneth Schwerman, www.findagrave.com - Jane Ries / fa