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Personal info

Full name
HAENDIGES, Henry Edward
Date of birth
28 May 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Parma, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Lorain County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35069518
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 7 17

Immediate family

Members
August A. C. Haendiges (father)
Pearl Haendiges (mother)
Charles A. Haendiges (brother)
Robert E. Haendiges (brother)
Emil F. Haendiges (brother)
William G. Haendiges (brother)
Richard Haendiges (brother)
Thelma Haendiges (sister)
Neva (Moore) Haendiges (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Henry E. Haendiges attended Parma High School.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 14 July 1943. He trained at Camp Fannin and Camp Maxey in Texas and served in England and Normandy.

His family nickname was "Blondie".

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Young American Patriots, www.wwiimemorial.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - WWII Young American Patriots