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SORGATZ, Frank Charles Jr - Date of
birth
3 July 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35522111 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 12 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank C. Sorgatz (father)
Isabella (Ogilvie) Sorgatz (mother)
Hazel Sorgatz (sister)
Dorothy B. Sorgatz (sister)
Edna Sorgatz (sister)
Florence Sorgatz (sister)
Marie Sorgatz (wife)
Frank C. Sorgatz III (son)
More information
Frank C. Sorgatz Jr. graduated from East Technical High School in 1939 and had been employed at Cleveland Twist Drill Company.He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 16 November 1942.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – A Grateful American, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Ohio Birth Index, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - JoMarRo, The Plain Dealer - 19 December 1944, East Technical High School, 1939