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BARTROPE, Walter D - Date of
birth
1 February 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Sacramento County, California -
Hometown
Sacramento County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39408725 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 October 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 14 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter Bartrope (father)
Pauline (Vanderpool) Bartrope (mother)
Charles A. Bartrope (half-brother)
Grace V. Bartrope (half-sister)
Violet Bartrope (sister)
More information
Walter Bartrope enlisted on 30 January 1943 at Sacramento, California.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, The Netherlands
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Kathleen Lazarski