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Personal info

Full name
HAND, Victor Elmer
Date of birth
6 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Walworth County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Walworth County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36232351
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Tank Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 December 1944
Place of death
Area Berstein, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 9 57

Immediate family

Members
Merton F. Hand (father)
Alma L. Hand (mother)

More information

Pfc Victor E. Hand enlisted on 19 January 1942 at Fort Sheridan, Ilinois.
He attended four years of high school.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: Jac Engels