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Personal info

Full name
WITT, Karl Leroy
Date of birth
16 March 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Kent County, Michigan
Hometown
Kent County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36156758
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
707th Tank Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 9 51

Immediate family

Members
George Witt (father)
Sarah E. (Noble) Witt (mother)
Andrey B. Witt (sister)
Wilbur C. Witt (brother)
Ruth V. Witt (sister)
Clarence W. Witt (brother)
Fred H. Witt (brother)
Owen H. Witt (brother)
Annabelle J. Witt (sister)
Helen M. (Merryfield) Witt (wife)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos