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WERTZ, Henry Charles - Date of
birth
23 October 1906 -
Age
38 - Place of
birth
Conneaut Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Mahoning County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35288882 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 March 1945 - Place of
death
Diez, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 8 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles E. Wertz (father)
Clara (Gaskill) Wertz (mother)
Celia Wertz (sister)
Mary E. Wertz (sister)
Robert W. Wertz (brother)
James D. Wertz (brother)
Kathleen (Bateman) Wertz (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Henry C. Wertz enlisted at Camp Perry Lacarne, Ohio on 18 March 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / WWII Draft Cards / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Peter Schouteten