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Personal info

Full name
FRITZ, Howard
Date of birth
13 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Belfield, Stark County, North Dakota
Hometown
Chelan County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39470169
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
Schöntal, Hürtgen Forest, (Schöntal, near Heistern) Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 6 42

Immediate family

Members
Elmer J. Fritz (father)
Rose (Ehlers) Fritz (mother)
Guiel Fritz (brother)
Elroy Fritz (brother)
Maynord Fritz (brother)
Sidney Fritz (brother)
Jackie Fritz (brother)

More information

Pvt Howard Fritz enlisted in Spokane, Washington on 15 March 1944. He attended high school for 2 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: Peter Schouteten