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GUCK, Elmer Nick - Date of
birth
28 April 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Royalton, Benton County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37161043 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
409th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division,
Heavy Weapons Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Kindwiller, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank E. Guck (father)
Rose V. (Schultheis) Guck (mother)
Herbert L. Guck (brother)
Evelyn M. (Guck) Smith (sister)
Helen R. Guck (sister)
James L. Guck (brother)
Bernice C. Guck (sister)
Edward J. Guck (brother)
Alvin Guck (brother)
Caroline Guck (sister)
Rose A. Guck (sister)
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, - 1920/1930/1940 Census, Linda Sybilrud Family Tree, Headstone and Interment Records, Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/409th-regiment.html, - Unit Journal for February 1944, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-409-g-by-name.pdf,
Photo source: www.ancestry.com, - baclauson, https://www.mnmilitarymuseum.org,