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KNEBEL, Erwin P - Date of
birth
1909 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Mifflin, Iowa County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Mifflin, Iowa County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36211475 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Dornot, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 18 | 42 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Fritz H. Knebel (father)
Minnie (Porgman) Knebel (mother)
Elizabeth M. Knebel (sister)
Ruth E. Knebel (sister)
Martha (Orwick) Knebel (wife)
More information
T/5 Erwin P. Knebel worked on a farm before he joined the Regular Army in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2 June 1941.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Erwin Derhaag, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1910 Census / Deininger Family Tree, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Newspaper article