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Personal info

Full name
WHITEKNACT, George Nelson
Date of birth
6 June 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Calais, Washington County, Maine
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36694942
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Verzevelle - Domfaing - Les Rouges Eaux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 18 7

Immediate family

Members
George W. Whiteknact (father)
Julia (Russell) Whiteknact (mother)
Florence A. Whiteknact (wife)

More information

Pvt George N. Whiteknact was a gardener employed by the Washington Boulevard Hospital before he enlisted in October 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy