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Personal info

Full name
GUNKEL, Allen R
Date of birth
15 November 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Hope, Steele County, North Dakota
Hometown
Hope, Steele County, North Dakota

Military service

Service number
37081109
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
4th Cavalry Group
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
North of Düren, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 10 60

Immediate family

Members
Hugo Gunkel (father)
Carrie Gunkel (mother)
Alvin Gunkel (brother)
Albert Gunkel (brother)
Sylvia Gunkel (sister)
Dorthy Gunkel (sister)
Opal (Busby) Gunkel (wife)
Davis B. Gunkel (son)

More information

T/5 Allen R. Gunkel enlisted in January 1941 and was sent overseas in November 1943.

He was reported wounded in action in France for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com - Shane O, www.wwiimemorial.com, AAR 4th Cavalry Group, www.ancestry.com - Gunkel Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Shane O, The Hope Pioneer - 29 March 1945