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VAN MATRE, Clarence G "Jean" - Date of
birth
29 August 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Mount Pleasant, Delaware County, Indiana -
Hometown
Muncie, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35099967 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
409th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
William H. Van Matre (father)
Hazel L. (Curtis) Van Matre (mother)
Vernon W. Van Matre (brother)
Georgia E. Van Matre (sister)
Charles M. Van Matre (brother)
Maxine L. Van Matre (sister)
Illa M. Van Matre (sister)
Ruth E. Van Matre (sister)
Arline Van Matre (sister)
Claude C. Van Matre (brother)
More information
Pfc Clarence G. Van Matre enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 29 March 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Indiana Birth Certificates 1907-1940, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/409th-regiment.html - Unit Journal for November 1944, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-409-e-by-name.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson, www.ancestry.com - Boyd Salazar