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NEUKAM, Daniel Arthur "Dan" - Date of
birth
8 January 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana -
Hometown
Allen County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36482584 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Rurdorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 5 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry W. Neukam (father)
Kathryn L. (Whitmer) Neukam (mother)
More information
Pfc Neukam was a former Moline Junior tennis champion. He attended South Side High School for two years and graduated from Moline High School in 1942. He was a premedic student at Ambrose College.He enlisted on 21 April 1943 in Peoria, Illinois and attended Ohio State University under the A.S.T.P. program. When the program was disbanded he was sent to the infantry and was sent overseas in September 1944.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - Quad-City Times, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Moline High School Yearbook 1942, Fort Wayne News Sentinel 9 December 1944 - courtesy of Kathy McDermott