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Personal info

Full name
BEHL, Frederick "Fritsey"
Date of birth
22 October 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Roscommon, Roscommon County, Michigan
Hometown
Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36182688
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 December 1944
Place of death
Bischwiller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 38 30

Immediate family

Members
Herman R. Behl (father)
Pauline (Schroeder) Behl (mother)
Arthur W. C. Behl (brother)
Florence M. Behl (sister)
Harry Behl (brother)
Robert H. Behl (brother)
Lydia Behl (sister)
Delores M. Behl (sister)
Lloyd G. Behl (brother)

More information

Pfc Frederick Behl worked on a farm before he enlisted in Traverse City, Michigan on 11 June 1942.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his stomach.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, 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 / Gary D. Behl Family Tree / U.S WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton
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