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FREESE, Donald C - Date of
birth
5 February 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota -
Hometown
New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20748730 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Heavy Machine Gunner -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Biesdorf-Kruchten, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 23 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
Eilert D. Freese (father)
Veronica A. (Maas) Freese (mother)
Marlene T. Freese (sister)
Pearl H. Freese (sister)
Ralph H. Freese (brother)
Lavorne Freese (sister)
Grace M. (Nicholson) Freese (wife)
More information
T/5 Donald C. Freese attended high school for one year and was a shoemaker before he joined the National Guard in New Ulm, Minnesota on 6 January 1941.
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. WWII Hospital Admission Card File, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Marc Burba