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DE FREHN, William Arthur - Date of
birth
6 December 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33617280 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
71st Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 November 1944 - Place of
death
Avricourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 16 | 44 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William T. De Frehn (father)
Florence (Burkey) De Frehn (mother)
Ruth De Frehn (sister)
More information
Sgt William A. De Frehn graduated from Mahanoy Area High School in 1940 and was a welder and flame cutter at Delano Anthracite Collieries Company.He enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 22 February 1943.
He was killed by small arms fire.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / David van Blaricum Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, The Record American - 16 December 1944