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Personal info

Full name
FOLTZ, David Eckenrode
Date of birth
14 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37551976
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
Near Linnich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 15 2

Immediate family

Members
Frank E. Foltz (father)
Ethel C. Foltz (mother)
Maryann Foltz (sister)

More information

Pfc David E. graduated from Washburn High School and attended the University of Minnesota.

He enlisted in March 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, Erwin Derhaag, Astrid van Erp, Dave Cavner, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Birth Index, www.archives.gov, http://ozarkchrono.blogspot.nl, Washburn High School - Wahian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN), www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Washburn High School