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Personal info

Full name
RANTZ, Dale E
Date of birth
17 August 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
New Troy, Berrien County, Michigan
Hometown
Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36984501
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ringel, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 11 16

Immediate family

Members
Fred Rantz (father)
Edyth Rantz (mother)
Geraldine Rantz (sister)
Fred Rantz (brother)
Pearl Rantz (sister)
Doris Rantz (sister)
Elizabeth Rantz (sister)
Edward Rantz (brother)
Emery Rantz (sister)
Gilbert Rantz (brother)
Elmer Rantz (brother)
Grace (Gauger) Rantz (wife)
Betty L. Rantz (daughter)
Joan Rantz (daughter)

More information

Pfc Dale E. Rantz was employed by Superior Steel.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem / Astrid