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Personal info

Full name
BITTNER, Rolf Richard
Date of birth
29 October 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36817123
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 October 1944
Place of death
Near Moncourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 19 76

Immediate family

Members
Henry J. Bittner (father)
Martha E. Bittner (mother)
Ann N. Bittner (sister)
Ellen S. Bittner (sister)

More information

Pfc Rolf R. Bittner was employed at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation before he enlisted.

He was selected for the Army Specialized Training Program (A.S.T.P.) and studied at Providence College.

Pfc Bittner was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – The Sheboygan Press 9 November 1944, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division

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