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FOPPE, Andrew Glennon - Date of
birth
19 April 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35801802 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Section Leader -
Unit
I Company,
2nd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 October 1944 - Place of
death
A farmfield South of Breberen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Andrew H. Foppe (father)
Josephine (Harff) Foppe (mother)
G. Lawrence Foppe (brother)
Amelia J. Foppe (sister)
Marie L. Foppe (sister)
Josephine E. Foppe (sister)
Cecelia M. Foppe (sister)
Margaret (Gorsuch) Foppe (wife)
Andrew Foppe (son)
More information
S/Sgt Andrew Foppe graduated from St. Xavier High School and attended Xavier University Business College.His father was a reporter for The Cincinnati Enquirer for a short time and was city hall reporter at the time of his death. Andrew Foppe also was a reporter for the same newspaper and was assistant financial editor.
He enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 17 May 1943.
He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 7 August 1944. He was promoted to Corporal on 14 August 1944, to Sergeant on 22 September 1944 and to Staff Sergeant on 12 October 1944.
A quote from the the book, "From Brittany to the Reich":
''As they dashed across the open field to a slight rise in the ground, a shell hit in the center of the group, seriously wounding all of the men except Lt Ungerleider. Oakhem and Foppe died within a few hours, and Paster lost a leg.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, From Brittany to the Reich, The Cincinnati Enquirer 1 November 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Ralph Peeters, The Cincinnati Enquirer