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NURNBERG, George W - Date of
birth
22 February 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Hoskins, Wayne County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Hoskins, Wayne County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37266153 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 18 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Louis W. Nurnberg (father)
Alma (Schermer) Nurnberg (mother)
Robert F. Nurnberg (brother)
Frances L. Nurnberg (sister)
Helen Nurnberg (sister)
Charlotte Nurnberg (sister)
Louise G. Nurnberg (sister)
Irmgard M. Nurnberg (sister)
Minnie Nurnberg (sister)
Harry E. Nurnberg (brother)
Nellie Nurnberg (sister)
More information
Pfc George W. enlisted on 17 October 1942 and received his training at Camp Campbell, Kentucky, Camp Wheeler, Georgia, the Army Air Field at Charleston, South Carolina and was sent to parachute packing and jumping school at Fort Benning, Georgia where he graduated as a paratrooper in November 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Nancy Lammers, Janet Dahlheim Krueger