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STRYKER, Frank Perkins - Date of
birth
4 July 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-417386 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
unknown -
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 April 1945 - Place of
death
Magdeburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Julius B.B. Stryker (father)
Mary (Higgins) Stryker (mother)
Charlotte B. Stryker (sister)
James H. Stryker (brother)
Julius B.B. Stryker Jr. (brother)
Henry T. Stryker (brother)
More information
Captain Stryker was a staff officer on Gen. Courtney Hodges First Army staff. Well-known in Orlando and Sanford, he was killed in action after serving overseas three years and shortly before his dead he had returned to the front after spending six weeks in Paris hospital where he recuperated from earlier wounds.Captain Stryker graduated from the University of Florida and visited Orlando and Sanford frequently where he had relatives. He was killed while crossing the Elbe River in Germany.
His brother, Ens. Julius B.B. Stryker Jr., served in the Pacific aboard a destroyer.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report CCA, www.newspapers.com - Orlando Evening Star, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - University of Florida Yearbook 1941