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HEIDBRINK, Orville Louis - Date of
birth
14 March 1911 -
Age
33 -
Place of birth
Rosebud, Gasconade County, Missouri -
Hometown
Overland, St. Louis County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37622800 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 August 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 21 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John C. Heidbrink (father)
Emma Heidbrink (mother)
Carl Heidbrink (brother)
Helen A. (Heatt) Heidbrink (wife)
More information
Pfc Orville L. Heidbrink attended high school for three years and was employed at the Kroger Grocery & Baking Company before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 23 August 1943. He was sent overseas in July 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
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 / Missouri Marriage Records / 1940 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - The St Louis Star and Times, 28 September 1944