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ERTEL, Royaldo Deming - Date of
birth
17 July 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Loveland, Clermont County, Ohio -
Hometown
Loveland, Clermont County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35675873 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 April 1945 - Place of
death
Messelhausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 49 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Roy D. Ertel (father)
Caroline (Deming) Ertel (mother)
Elmer S. Ertel (brother)
Ethelyn M. Ertel (sister)
Mildred R. (Hall) Ertel (wife)
Carolyn D. Ertel (daughter)
More information
T/Sgt Royaldo D. Ertel attended high school for 3 years and worked at the Cincinnati Milling Machine Company before he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 3 December 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Down Through Time Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Carolyn Deming Ertel, www.newspapers.com – The Cincinnati Enquirer Ohio - 24 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Major M