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Personal info

Full name
PRIEBE, Paul Robert
Date of birth
27 September 1912
Age
31
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
Marquette County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36195425
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Tank Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 September 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 5 6

Immediate family

Members
Herman T. Priebe (father)
Freda Priebe (mother)
Fred W. Priebe (brother)
Otto C. Priebe (brother)
Ernest Priebe (brother)
Edna Priebe (sister)
John A. Priebe (brother)

More information

Pfc Paul R. Priebe enlisted on 20 March 1942 in Marquette, Michigan.

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: Peter Schouteten