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Personal info

Full name
FIDLER, Eugene Frederick
Date of birth
5 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36827063
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Les Rouges Eaux-Col du Haut Jacques, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 16 7

Immediate family

Members
Elmer F. Fidler (father)
Viola Fidler (mother)
Marion Fidler (sister)
Jack Fidler (brother)

More information

Pvt Eugene F. Fidler was employed by the Universal Ship Yard before he enlisted in April 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the back.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy