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HEIN, Henry Meerscheidt - Date of
birth
3 March 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas -
Hometown
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38677838 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
Saarbrücken, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Henry F. Hein (father)
Paula (Meerscheidt) Hein (mother)
Robert A. Hein (brother)
More information
Pvt Henry M. Hein attended college for one year and was a tinsmith, coppersmith and sheet metal worker before he enlisted at Fort Sam, Texas on 29 May 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman