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EPPIG, Gerald Lawrence - Date of
birth
2 December 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Baltimore, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33900134 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Linnich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 13 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph B. Eppig (father)
Emma (Blakely) Eppig (mother)
Bernard A. Eppig (brother)
Leonard J. Eppig (brother)
Margaret I. Eppig (sister)
Agnes M. Eppig (sister)
Jerome Eppig (brother)
Helena R. Eppig (sister)
Elizabeth Eppig (sister)
Frank Eppig (brother)
Joseph Eppig (brother)
Mary E. (Sherwood) Eppig (wife)
Margaret A. Eppig (daughter)
More information
Gerald Eppig was a graduate of St. Mary's school in Govans and was employed by the McCarthy - Hicks Company.He enlisted in november 1943 and had been in action in France for nine days when he was killed.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.newspapers.com - The Baltimore Sun, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Cards, Mary Sherwood Eppig Wentling obituary, The Evening Sun - 19 December 1944
Photo source: Peter Schouteten