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OPPOLD, Allan Dexter - Date of
birth
28 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa -
Hometown
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37658765 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Biesdorf-Kruchten, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 16 | 83 |
Immediate family
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Members
W. J. Oppold (father)
Bessie J. Oppold (mother)
William A. Oppold (brother)
Robert L. Oppold (brother)
More information
T/5 Allan D. Oppold graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High School and attended college for one year before he enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 28 January 1943.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Fort Dodge Senior High School - 1941