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KERKSTRA, Benjamin - Date of
birth
27 June 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Byron Center, Kent County, Michigan -
Hometown
Byron Center, Kent County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36470284 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
21st Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
25 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Regen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 14 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ralph Kerkstra (father)
Bertha (Steenwyck) Kerkstra (mother)
Rena Kerkstra (sister)
Sena Kerkstra (sister)
Henrietta Kerkstra (sister)
Frederick Kerkstra (brother)
Anna Kerkstra (sister)
Louis Kerkstra (brother)
Henry H. Kerkstra (brother)
Clarence Kerkstra (brother)
Geraldine Kerkstra (sister)
More information
Pfc Benjamin Kerkstra enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 18 July 1944.Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Tammy Kerkstra Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
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