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Personal info

Full name
REHKER, Donald Wayne
Date of birth
18 February 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Berea, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Franklin County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35049542
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
Medical Detachment,
2nd Battalion,
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 October 1944
Place of death
Sprundel, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 2 29

Immediate family

Members
Arthur W. Rehker (father)
Lorena S. Rehker (mother)
John W. Rehker (brother)

More information

Pvt Donald W. Rehker graduated from Berea High School in 1942 and attended Ohio State University for one year.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 20 February 1943. He was selected for the Army Specialized Training Program (A.S.T.P.) and studied at Louisiana State University.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Barnett Taylor Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Barnett Taylor Family Tree, Berea High School 1942