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DORWART, Andrew - Date of
birth
26 April 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Oakshela, Saskatchewan, Canada -
Hometown
Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31039218 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Honskirch, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 105 |
Immediate family
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Members
Augustus Dorwart (father)
Dorothy (Mohr) Dorwart (mother)
Mathilda Dorwart (sister)
Anna Dorwart (sister)
Katharine Dorwart (sister)
Phyllis Wagner (half-sister)
More information
S/Sgt Andrew Dorwart attended high school for one year and was a machinist at the Livingston Mills before he enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 17 March 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, 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 / Hartley Family Tree, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Holyoke Transcript-Telegram - 11 December 1944