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WESTVOLD, Alfred Emil - Date of
birth
31 December 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Story County, Iowa -
Hometown
Jasper County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37681373 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 April 1945 - Place of
death
East of Mühlhausen-Thüringen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 4 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Syvert Westvold (father)
Helga J. (Ostrum) Westvold (mother)
Selmer M. Westvold (brother)
Emil Westvold (brother)
Bernard M. Westvold (brother)
Anna Westvold (sister)
Joseph S. Westvold (brother)
Marvin O. Westvold (brother)
Myron Westvold (brother)
Mildred B. Westvold (sister)
Helen Westvold (sister)
Helen M. (Wee) Westvold (wife)
Larry D. Westvold (son)
Barbara J. Westvold (daughter)
More information
T/5 Alfred E. Westvold was a mechanic before he enlisted at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 6 November 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Wendy Breining-Morrill (granddaughter), www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Family Trees, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 86th Cav. Recon. Sq.
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - eaglesgaI99, Theo Krewinkel