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name
HENTSCHEL, James - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Ottawa County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36453449 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 11 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Andrew Hentschel (father)
Elizabeth A. (Boelter) Hentschel (mother)
George Hentschel (brother)
Blanche Hentschel (half-sister)
Ervin Hentschel (brother)
Lillian Hentschel (sister)
Marie Hentschel (sister)
Betty J. Hentschel (sister)
Bernard Hentschel (brother)
Jerome J. Hentschel (half-brother)
Antoni Hentschel (half-brother)
More information
Cpl James Hentschel graduated from Holland High School in 1942.He enlisted on 20 February 1943 at Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The exact date and location where Cpl Hentschel was wounded is not known neither the exact location where he died. At the time of his death his unit was engaged in the fighting in the vicnity of Winden-Kreuzau, Germany.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census
Photo source: Vincent Vandeberg, https://sites.google.com/site/rememberourliberators/
www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Holland High School 1942