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Personal info

Full name
HAPE, Francis N
Date of birth
1921
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Maryland
Hometown
Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
20342480
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Ammunition Bearer
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
21 March 1945
Place of death
Mönchengladbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 29 11

Immediate family

Members
Norman Jacob Hape (father)
Hilda Irene (Grimes) Hape (mother)
Hazel Irene Hape (sister)
Barbara Hape (sister)

More information

Pfc Francis Hape enlisted in the National Guard on 3 February 1941 in Westminster, Maryland. He landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and was seriously wounded in action on 12 July 1944. He rejoined his unit on 19 December 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Miller Family Tree / 1930 US Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - USA1