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Personal info

Full name
VAN WINKLE, Claris William
Date of birth
12 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Bargersville, Johnson County, Indiana
Hometown
Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35350067
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 September 1944
Place of death
Near Compiègne, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 19 14

Immediate family

Members
Elmer Van Winkle (father)
Wanetta (Rivers) Van Winkle (mother)
Oran L. Van Winkle (brother)
Willowdean M Van Winkle (sister)
Eloise (Allred) Van Winkle (wife)
Terry Van Winkle (son)

More information

T/5 Claris W. Van Winkle graduated from Mooresville High School in 1939 and was employed as a mail clerk.

He enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 30 March 1942.
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 / Indiana WPA Birth Index / Marion County Indiana Marriage Index, www.findagrave.com – Stephen Moore
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy