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GEERDES, Marvin Leroy - Date of
birth
14 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Lone Tree, Clay County, Iowa -
Hometown
Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37692549 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
2 February 1945 - Place of
death
The woods between Hünningen, Belgium and Ramscheid, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 20 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ralph J. Geerdes (father)
Martha (Groen) Geerdes (mother)
John G. Geerdes (brother)
George B. Geerdes (brother)
Ronald C. Geerdes (brother)
Mildred D. Geerdes (sister)
Geraldine R. (Lake) Geerdes (wife)
More information
Sgt Marvin L. Geerdes enlisted at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 22 March 1944.He attended high school for 2 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - various family trees, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / www.ancestry.com - marjoriel