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BABINETZ, Frank Louis - Date of
birth
4 May 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Lansford, Carbon County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33773181 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
Hünningen-Büllingen, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 18 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank Babinetz (father)
Ella (Hrubovcak) Babinetz (mother)
Rose Babinetz (sister)
Margaret A. Babinetz (sister)
Agnes Babinetz (sister)
Joseph V. Babinetz (brother)
Stephen Babinetz (brother)
Helen (Paslawsky) Babinetz (wife)
Frances J. Babinetz (daughter)
Michael F. Babinetz (son)
More information
Pfc Frank L. Babinetz enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 9 March 1944.He was wounded in action on 4 October 1944. for this wound, he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.
His brother, Sgt Joseph V. Babinetz, was wounded in action on the Island of Leyte on 20 October 1944 and was killed in the battle on Mindanao on 21 May 1945. He is memorialized on Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Faustene Heilman, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.rootsweb.com, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Mauch Chunck Times-News
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Faustene Heilman