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Personal info

Full name
DEEDE, George W
Date of birth
25 october 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
North Dakota
Hometown
Marston Moor Township, Stutsman County, North Dakota

Military service

Service number
20744872
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Battery,
456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
28 October 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 2 9

Immediate family

Members
John J. Deede (father)
Magdalina M. (Gehring) Deede (mother)
Albert Deede (brother)
Marnie Deede (sister)
Harold Deede (brother)
Raymond Deede (brother)
Laurence A. Deede (brother)
Lavella Deede (sister)
Edna I. Deede (sister)

More information

Pvt George W. Deede enlisted in Jamestown, North Dakota on 1 April 1941.
He was seriously wounded in action by mortar fire and died of his wounds in a hospital.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Becky Melhus