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NICKEL, Kenneth W - Date of
birth
27 April 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Union Township, Guthrie County, Iowa -
Hometown
Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37653600 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
741st Tank Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 April 1945 - Place of
death
Intersection of Karl Heine Straße and Zschochersche Straße
Leipzig, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 22 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Isaac W. Nickel (father)
Dalla C. Nickel (mother)
Lillie G. Nickel (sister)
Clifford E. Nickel (brother)
Carl E. Nickel (brother)
Hazel M. Nickel (sister)
Edith G. Nickel (sister)
Arline M. Nickel (sister)
Oliver V. Nickel (brother)
More information
Cpl Kenneth W. Nickel enlisted at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 5 January 1943.On 18 April an attack on the Western section of Leipzig was planned with one platoon. After advancing 10 blocks, one platoon was divide into two sections, in order that two streets could be covered in the movement furter into the city. No opposition of significance was encountered until tanks approached a bridge across a canal. at this point a large amount of small arms and panzerfaust fire was met. Here one tank was hit by panzerfaust fire and destroyed with the loss of the entire crew.
Cpl Nickel was first buried at Eisenach Cemetery.
Source of information: Greg J. Bilhartz, Jochen Reinders, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Jochen Reinders, www.wikimedia.org