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KUTZ, Paul William - Date of
birth
17 March 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33772435 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
13 October 1944 - Place of
death
Bauchem, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
William A. Kutz (father)
Daisy E. (Speck) Kutz (mother)
James Kutz (brother)
More information
Pvt Paul W. Kutz joined his unit from a Replacement Depot on 19 September 1944.His brother James served with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific.
Pvt Kutz is also remembered at Saint Johns Cemetery in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph / The Evening News, FindaGrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten