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Personal info

Full name
VEITH, James F
Date of birth
13 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
Hometown
Lee County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37669214
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Eschweiler-Stolberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 9 49

Immediate family

Members
Hiller J. Veith (father)
Mary M. Veith (mother)
Harold Veith (brother)
Leo Veith (brother)
Rita Veith (sister)
Mary Veith (sister)
John Veith (brother)

More information

Pvt James F. Veith was a clerk before he enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 21 April 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Terry Altheide