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FELKER, Osteen - Date of
birth
4 June 1907 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Giles County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Giles County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34193235 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 November 1944 - Place of
death
Hürtgen, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 19 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
John S. Felker (father)
Ada P. (Wray) Felker (mother)
Theresa V. Felker (sister)
Ella B. Felker (sister)
Elmer Felker (brother)
Solomon H. Felker (brother)
David R. Felker (brother)
More information
Pfc Osteen Felker and four other men were sent on a reconnaissance patrol and not seen again.
Source of information: Sophie Vleugels, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.rootsweb.ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Regina Forsythe