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Personal info

Full name
DISTLER, Frank Vincent
Date of birth
15 November 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Elston, Cole County, Missouri
Hometown
Martins, Cole County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37511281
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
191st Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Aschaffenburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 43 11

Immediate family

Members
George F. Distler (father)
Catherine G. (Hentges) Distler (mother)
Joseph V. Distler (brother)
Victor J. Distler (brother)
Catherine J. Distler (sister)
Mary C. Distler (sister)
Rosaline (Schepler) Distler (wife)
Shirley M. Distler (daughter)

More information

T/4 Frank V. Distler was a filling station attendant.

He enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 26 February 1943.

On 21 August 1944 he was wounded in action in France at his cheek, caused by an explosion. He hospitalized until September.

He was killed by shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Michael Drachman