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Personal info

Full name
FORTNEY, Harold Rex
Date of birth
4 June 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa
Hometown
Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37692122
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Alsdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 5 4

Immediate family

Members
John H. Fortney (father)
Bessie G. (Jenkins) Fortney (mother)
Glenn M. Fortney (brother)
George A. Fortney (brother)
Luella Fortney (sister)
Forrest H. Fortney (brother)
Robert J. Fortney (brother)
Sarepta M. Fortney (sister)
Nelson D. Fortney (brother)
Lowell W. Fortney (brother)
Margaret B. Fortney (wife)

More information

Pvt Harold R. Fortney graduated from Oskaloosa High School.

He enlisted at Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa on 16 March 1943. He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 10 October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Jeffrey M. Fortney (nephew), www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Oskaloosa High School Yearbook 1945