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VAN WINKLE, Virgil - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Kentucky -
Hometown
Drexel, Montgomery County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35876963 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Geichlingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
McKinley Van Winkle (father)
Grover Van Winkle (brother)
Luther Van Winkle (brother)
Harold G. Van Winkle (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Virgil Van Winkle enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 25 September 1943. He was sent overseas on 2 January 1945.His brother Grover also served in the European Theater of Operations.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Kayleigh Stover Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII 1950-1966, AAR 53rd AIB July 44 thru May 1945, Dayton Daily News - 18 March 1945
Photo source: Astrid van Erp, www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, www.newspapers.com - The Journal Herald - 30 March 1945