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Personal info

Full name
STARKS, Allen Frederick
Date of birth
14 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Hometown
Rochester, Monroe County, New York

Military service

Service number
42088973
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 March 1945
Place of death
Rhens, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 6 19

Immediate family

Members
George S. Starks (father)
Anna B. Starks (mother)

More information

Pfc Allen F. Starks attended Albion High School for two years was employed as a filling station attendant at Albert Flint Garage on Dewey Avenue, Rochester, New York before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 15 March 1944.

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, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, www.newspapers.com – Democrat and Chronicle 25 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle 25 April 1945