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Personal info

Full name
RAABE, Erwin F
Date of birth
1 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Wykoff, Fillmore County, Minnesota
Hometown
Wykoff, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37771544
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 March 1945
Place of death
Ohlerath-Dümpelfeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 8 47

Immediate family

Members
Frank Raabe (father)
Lillie Raabe (mother)
Francis Raabe (sister)
Alice (Behring) Raabe (wife)
Kay Raabe (daughter)

More information

Pvt Erwin F. Raabe worked in a dairy factory before he enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 5 August 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, The Winona Republican-Herald - 28 March 1945, www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlistment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Winona Republican-Herald - 28 March 1945