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ROCK, Frederick Waitman Jr - Date of
birth
22 February 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35597765 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 November 1944 - Place of
death
Gréning, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 61 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frederick W. Rock Sr. (father)
Martha N. (Fields) Rock (mother)
Franklin H. Rock (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Frederick Rock Jr. attended high school for one year and was employed at the Cotter City View Storage Company before he enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 9 January 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Loy Hower
Photo source: -, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon