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DIENS, Harold William - Date of
birth
9 November 1913 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36685938 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
10 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Jussarupt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 26 | 42 |
Immediate family
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Members
August F. Diens (father)
Elizabeth D. (Lembcke) Diens) (mother)
Dorothy E. Diens (sister)
Claire L. Diens (sister)
Lorraine Diens (sister)
Robert Diens (brother)
Mildred E. Diens (sister)
Walter L. Diens (brother)
Marion O. (Rieck) Diens (wife)
More information
Pvt Harold W. Diens was married to Marion Olive Rieck on 20 January 1940.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 / Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922 / 141aar-October-November-1944.pdf / https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight “Andy” Anderson