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OPITZ, Max Julius - Date of
birth
8 November 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas -
Hometown
Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6251475 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Gunner -
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
West bank of the Rur river in Jülich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 21 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mark J. Opitz (father)
Elizabeth R. (Hildebrand) Opitz (mother)
Rudolph M. Opitz (brother)
William J. Opitz (brother)
Elisabeth M. Opitz (sister)
Nina H. Opitz (sister)
Mary V. Opitz (sister)
Marjorie J. Opitz (sister)
Frances A. (McBride) Opitz (wife)
More information
Pfc Max J. Opitz enlisted at Camp Wolters, Denton County, Texas on 4 February 1942.He was married to Frances Aline McBride just before he went overseas.
He was reported seriously wounded in action during the battle of Jülich, on 16 December 1944 and died the same day.
His father and mother were born in Germany.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1930 census / World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946/ Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 / page 636, 29th Infantry Division “Blue and Gray” Unit History / Dodson Hiebert Turner Walling Family Tree, www.americandday.org, www.marylandmilitaryhistory.org/29div/reports, http://www.marylandmilitaryhistory.org/index.php
Photo sources: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Ray Dodson