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NILE, Jack Donald - Date of
birth
24 September 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36472879 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
French Croix de Guerre
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1945 - Place of
death
Vicinity South of Volkringhausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 14 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Anson L. Nile (father)
Evangeline M. (Krimmel) Nile (mother)
Bert Sagy (stepfather)
John Nile (brother)
William E. Krimmel (half brother)
Margaret L. Eckstrom (half sister)
Dorothy (Maurer) Nile (wife)
More information
Jack Nile enlisted on 8 August 1944 at Fort Sheridan in Illinois.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - Birth Certificate / Marriage Record, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Susan Linton - Marvin Williams Port Huron Times Herald