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Personal info

Full name
FRELICH, Harry
Date of birth
30 April 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Rittman, Wayne County, Ohio
Hometown
Limestone, Algar County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36226032
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vittonville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 14 91

Immediate family

Members
Andy Frelich (father)
John Ajdescheck (stepfather)
Helen Frelich (mother)
Louis R. Frelich (brother)
Pauline Frelich (sister)
Andrew W. Frelich (brother)

More information

Pvt Harry Frelich was a lumberman.

He enlisted on 2 April 1941 and was sent overseas in the beginning of 1942.

He enlisted in the Regular Army in Escanaba, Michigan on 3 April 1941.

His two brothers also served.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Crowell St. John Jankowski Holder Family Tree / 1920/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Enakopravnost - 4 November 1944