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FREELS, Orville E - Date of
birth
November 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Kentucky -
Hometown
Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6665603 -
Rank
First Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Heilbronn, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mal Freels (father)
Eva E. (Reed) Freels (mother)
Frances L. Freels (sister)
Hubert C. Freels (brother)
William H. Freels (brother)
Mary I. Freels (sister)
Jessie L. Freels (brother)
Edith O. Freels (sister)
Pauline E. Freels (wife)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Van Bussum Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.10tharmored.com
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