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Personal info

Full name
ALDINGER, George W
Date of birth
23 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Henrico County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33841829
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
193rd Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 9 63

Immediate family

Members
George W. Aldinger (father)
Rose (Sommers) Aldinger (mother)
Margaret M. (McCouch) Aldinger (wife)

More information

Pvt George W. Aldinger enlisted in Fort George G Meade, Maryland on 23 February 1944.
He attended high school for 4 years and was a sales clerk before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jones Family Tree / Virginia Marriage Records, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, https://vawarmemorial.org/