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VAN VLECK, Arthur James - Date of
birth
10 April 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Freeport, Illinois -
Hometown
Stephenson County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36022024 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Assistant Tank Driver -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 August 1944 - Place of
death
Near Soissons, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 31 | 55 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur J. Van Vleck Sr. (father)
Florence M. (Young) Van Vleck (mother)
Betty Van Vleck (sister)
Donald R. Van Vleck (brother)
James Van Vleck (brother)
More information
Pvt Arthur J. Van Vleck joined the Regular Army in Camp Grant, Illinois on 9 October 1941.Hee was reported wounded in action on 29 June 1944 and returned to duty after having hospitalization in England for six weeks.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Boyer Kennedy McKinney Families / 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - Freeport Journal-Standard
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy