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Personal info

Full name
HUMMEL, Calvin W
Date of birth
5 February 1916
Age
29
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33141003
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
B Battery,
203rd Field Artillery Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Lamersdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 4 19

Immediate family

Members
Edward C. Hummel (father)
Christina M. (Dailey) Hummel (mother)
Regina M. (Sullivan) Hummel (wife)
William C. Hummel (son)

More information

T/4 Calvin W. Hummel enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 13 February 1942.
He attended high school for 3 years and worked in a paper factory before he enlisted. He was killed in a fire at the position of his battery.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report Operation Journal 203rd FAB

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet