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Personal info

Full name
DIMKE, George R
Date of birth
1921
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Colorado
Hometown
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
O1317895
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Louvigny-Vigny, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 16 35

Immediate family

Members
Frank Dimke (father)
Mabelle Dimke (mother)
Robert E. Dimke (brother)
Frank O. Dimke (brother)
Carolyn Dimke (sister)
Charles L. Dimke (brother)
Betty L. Dimke (sister)

More information

2nd Lt George R. Dimke attended Central High School and was employed at Katzman Brothers Company before he enlisted.

He enlisted in October 1942 and was commissioned in April 1943. He was sent overseas in August 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com