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VAN KIRK, William A - Date of
birth
1910 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32026995 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
37th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Lezey-Ley, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Frederick Van Kirk (father)
Anna Mae (Dornberger) Van Kirk (mother)
Herbert A. Van Kirk (brother)
Dorothy Mae Van Kirk (sister)
Edna V. Van Kirk (sister)
Margaret T. Van Kirk (sister)
More information
Pvt William A. Van Kirk enlisted in Syracuse, New York, on February 13 1941.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Alford Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman, www.ancestry.com - Dalford149