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VERLINDE, Julius V - Date of
birth
18 January 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Sterling, Macomb County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36516931 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Automatic Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Siersdorf-Setterich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 10 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Victor Verlinde (father)
Maria C. (Lowie) Saelens (mother)
Julius Saelens (stepfather)
Felix Saelens (stepbrother)
Charles Verlinde (brother)
Maurice Verlinde (brother)
Bertha Verlinde (sister)
Ivonne Verlinde (sister)
Lucien Verlinde (brother)
Jerome Verlinde (brother)
Camiel Verlinde (brother)
Martin Verlinde (brother)
More information
Pfc Julius Verlinde landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day. He was seriously wounded in action on 15 July 1944.His father and mother were Belgian emigrants, his father was born in Wingene and his mother in Ooigem. His father emigrated to the USA on 17 March 1911 on board the Lusitania. Later his wife and five children followed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Ivan R. Lowie, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Ivan R. Lowie