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REIGEL, Eugene Calvin - Date of
birth
21 November 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
North Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33366071 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
Malmedy, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Elmer Reigel (father)
Edna (Schappel) Reigel (mother)
Hiram F. Strausser (stepfather)
More information
Pfc Eugene C. Reigel worked in a textile factory.He enlisted on 2 September 1942 at Allentown, Pennsylvania.
On 23, 24 and 25 December 1944 the city center of Malmedy was bombed repeatedly by the United States Army Air Forces in a series of friendly fire incidents. Approximately 200 civilians were killed in the tragic attacks, while the number of American casualties has never been revealed by the United States Department of Defense. It is estimated that 69 American servicemen lost their lives of which a great number is still listed as missing in action.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.oldhickory30th.com, Pennsylvanian Veterans Compensation Application
Photo source: FOHF