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REPPENHAGEN, Edward Charles - Date of
birth
30 April 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan -
Hometown
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32028758 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
69th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Arloncourt, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 8 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert E. Reppenhagen (father)
Vay V. (Breece) Reppenhagen (mother)
Hubert D. Reppenhagen (brother)
Betty Reppenhagen (sister)
Albet N. Reppenhagen (brother)
Geraldine (Smith) Reppenhagen (wife)
More information
T/4 Edward C. Reppenhagen attended high school for one year and was employed at the Remington Rand Company before he enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 21 August 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
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 / Reppenhagen Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Messenger Inquirer Kentucky 8 March 1945, www.super6th.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Courier Journal, www.ancestry.com - Cory Reppenhagen