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COVERT, Phil R - Date of
birth
6 September 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Lowell, Kent County, Michigan -
Hometown
Lowell, Kent County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36867769 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Automatic Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Baesweiler, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 12 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Phil H. Covert (father)
Nellie Covert (mother)
Lyle Covert (brother)
Emma Covert (sister)
More information
Pfc Phil R. Covert was employed at the Ford Motor Company.He joined his unit from a Replacement Depot on 19 June 1944.
He died of a severe wound to the head.
Pfc Covert is remembered at Alton Cemetery in Lowell, Kent County, Michigan with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.americandday.org, www.marylandmilitaryhistory.org/29div/reports, www.fallennotforgotten.nl/story0028.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com