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Personal info

Full name
GRAFE, Dale Woodrow
Date of birth
8 January 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Hometown
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37738699
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
18 February 1945
Place of death
Near Üttfeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 1 40

Immediate family

Members
Louis E. Grafe (father)
Hattie Grafe (mother)
Donald Grafe (brother)
Denice Grafe (sister)

More information

Pvt Dale W. Grafe attended high school for 3 years and was an attendant at a filling station before he enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 29 March 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com – The Lincoln Star Nebraska - 5 March 1945