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HERTEL, Arthur Elmer - Date of
birth
1 January 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Trenton, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16062591 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
111th Engineer Combat Battalion,
36th Infantry Division,
First Platoon
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Riquewihr, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 23 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles Hertel (father)
Sadie J. (Sutter) Hertel (mother)
Edith C. Hertel (sister)
Helen J. (Cardy) Hertel (wife)
More information
Sgt Arthur E. Hertel enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 25 February 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, 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 / 1930/1940 Census, 111thengaar.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson / https://trentonmi.org/