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HANF, Roy Edward - Date of
birth
30 January 1907 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri -
Hometown
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37628607 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division,
3rd Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 October 1944 - Place of
death
Luneville, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 18 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward W. Hanf (father)
Marada M. (Cook) Hanf (mother)
Lillian B. Hanf (sister)
Helen M. Hanf (wife)
More information
Pfc Roy E. Hanf had worked more than 20 years for the International Shoe Company in Cape Girardeau, Missouri before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 12 November 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his neck.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / When Kloville and Filla Collide / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Blazen36
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Loren Bender, www.ancestry.com - Maddie Donovan