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Personal info

Full name
KIRK, Frederick Carlyle "Fritz"
Date of birth
13 June 1906
Age
38
Place of birth
Fertile, Worth County, Iowa
Hometown
Fertile, Worth County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37420783
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
353rd Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kirschroth, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 2 1

Immediate family

Members
James H. Kirk (father)
Emma R. (Lucken) Kirk (mother)
Iva F. Kirk (sister)
William F. Kirk (brother)
Horace J. Kirk (brother)
Elaine L. Kirk (sister)
Loraine B. Kirk (sister)

More information

Pfc Frederick C. Kirk enlisted on 25 June 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Iowa, World War II Bonus Case Files for Beneficiaries, 1947-1959, https://www.lonesentry.com/gi_stories_booklets/89thinfantry/index.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Mark Suby, www.ancestry.com - Nancy Suby-Bohn