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Personal info

Full name
MOLES, Frank P
Date of birth
1 December 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33616682
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Platoon Sergeant
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bettendorf-Schleiden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 5 5

Immediate family

Members
Lawrence Moles (father)
Angelina (Tornetta) Moles (mother)
Harry J. Moles (brother)
George A. Moles (brother)
Mary Moles (sister)
Charles L. Moles (brother)
Palma Moles (sister)
Marie Moles (sister)
Anthony Moles (brother)
Lawrence J. Moles (brother)

More information

Frank P. Moles was a welder before he enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 17 February 1943.

He was promoted to Sergeant on 1 July 1944, to Staff Sergeant on 9 September 1944 and to Technical Sergeant on 17 September 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Norristown Area High School Yearbook 1941