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BIRKET, Noble Lee - Date of
birth
12 April 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Wylie, Collin County, Texas -
Hometown
Wylie, Collin County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38632415 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 March 1945 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 14 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Claudie L. Birket (father)
Eula M. (Siner) Birket (mother)
Ralph E. Birket (brother)
Martha Birket (sister)
Ernestine L. (Wilson) Birket (wife)
More information
Pvt. Birket was a truck driver for the Southern Aircraft Corporation in Garland, Texas before he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, Austin American - Statesman - 19 April 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Noble Birket (nephew)