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Personal info

Full name
ECKBERG, Ferdinand Edmund "Fred"
Date of birth
2 October 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36776910
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kreuzrath-Birgden-Hatterath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 19 9

Immediate family

Members
Edmund Eckberg (father)
Thyra Eckberg (mother)

More information

Pvt Ferdinand Eckberg joined his unit from replacement depot on 15 August 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - US School Yearbook