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MILLHEIM, Gerald E - Date of
birth
17 April 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Bushkill, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33837696 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Auw – Krewinkel – Weckerath, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 20 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Franklin Z. Millheim (father)
Mabel A. (Eichlin) Millheim (mother)
Arthur Millheim (brother)
Pauline E. Millheim (sister)
Beatrice A. Millheim (sister)
Robert I. Millheim (brother)
Lillian Millheim (sister)
Nelson T. Millheim (brother)
Lawrence Millheim (brother)
Dorothy Millheim (wife)
More information
Pvt Gerald E. Millheim enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 18 July 1944. He was a chauffeur before he enlisted.Pvt Gerald E. Millheim first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Ardennes, Belgium Block I, Row 7, Grave 168.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949 / Brewer Family Tree, Bethlehem PA Library / Bethlehem Press
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.ancestry.com – Brewer Family Tree