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BREEDING, Orville C - Date of
birth
30 September 1918 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Winterset, Madison County, Iowa -
Hometown
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37695391 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
16 April 1945 - Place of
death
Bad Orb, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 42 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
George A. Breeding (father)
Nora T. (Worley) Breeding (mother)
Wesley M. Breeding (brother)
Melvin E. Breeding (brother)
Alice I. Breeding (sister)
Luther L. Breeding (brother)
Edna M. Breeding (sister)
Francine E. Breeding (sister)
George A. Breeding (brother)
Paul E. Breeding (brother)
Hubert W. Breeding (brother)
Dorothy M. (Gary) Breeding (wife)
Barbara A. Breeding (daughter)
Michael E. Breeding (son)
More information
Pfc Orville C. Breeding an attendant at a filling station and parking lot before he enlisted at Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa on 17 April 1944. He was sent overseas in October 1944.He was taken prisoner and died from malnutrition and starvation in Stalag IX-B.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record / WWII Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Iowa WWII Bonus Case Files / Hollowak Family Tree / Gary Family Tree / Iowa Marriage Records, www.newspapers.com – Des Moines Tribune 7 July 1945
Photo source: www.newspapers.com – Des Moines Tribune 7 July 1945