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Personal info

Full name
BICKEL, Daniel M
Date of birth
24 September 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
McGregor, Clayton County, Iowa
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39690598
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 7 55

Immediate family

Members
Willis F. Bickel (father)
Caroline Q. (Martner) Bickel (mother)

More information

Sgt Daniel M. Bickel attended Hollywood High School where he joined the ROTC program.

He enlisted in Fresno, California on 17 December 1942.

It is not clear why he wasn't commissioned and didn't serve as an officer.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - High School Yearbooks