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Personal info

Full name
ESPE, Arthur H
Date of birth
14 June 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington
Hometown
Snohomish County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39209094
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 January 1945
Place of death
Near Brachelen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 4 22

Immediate family

Members
Anders A.O. Espe (father)
Hilda O. (Gilbert) Espe (mother)
George O. Espe (brother)
Karsten L. Espe (brother)
Conrad H. Espe (brother)
Elizabeth O. Espe (sister)

More information

Pvt Arthur H. Espe enlisted in Seattle, Washington on 8 June 1943.

He received his training at Camp Ord, Calif., Camp White, Oregon and Jackson, Miss., from which place he was sent to England in June 1944.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Erwin Derhaag, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, One World Tree, Newspaper article, www.myheritage.nl - Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, usafdo