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Personal info

Full name
KEMPCKE, George William
Date of birth
8 January 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Douglas County, Nebraska
Hometown
Douglas County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37120207
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 September 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 2 44

Immediate family

Members
William H. Kempcke (father)
Margaret Kempcke (mother)
Pauline Kempcke (sister)
Dorothy Kempcke (sister)
Warren Kempcke (brother)
Arthur Kempcke (brother)

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Dwight Anderson