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Personal info

Full name
PALMER, David E
Date of birth
11 November 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
6558512
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 10 1

Immediate family

Members
Roy C. Palmer (father)
Helen M. (Steben) Palmer (mother)
Raymond A. Palmer (brother)
Evelyn I. Palmer (sister)
Harland R. Palmer (brother)

More information

S/Sgt David E. Palmer joined the Regular Army on 16 February 1939.

His brother 1st Lt Harland R. Palmer was KIA in New Guinea on 11 November 1943 as a member of the 321st Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group.

At the time of his death, the 10th Infantry Regiment was engaged in the vicinity of Hoscheid- Berdorf.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, 1920/1930/ 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Laakft Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Milwaukee Journal - 16 February 1945