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PULKE, Paul Dean - Date of
birth
4 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Perry County, Illinois -
Hometown
Perry County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36785693 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 February 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles Pulke (father)
Irene Pulke (mother)
Eugene Pulke (brother)
Phillis Pulke (sister)
More information
Pfc Paul D. Pulke is remembered at Mueller Hill Cemetery in Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – Luv Big Red from Il, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com