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Personal info

Full name
KARGER, Harold E
Date of birth
11 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Effington Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Hometown
Parkers Prairie, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37162187
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
66th Infantry Regiment,
71st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bayreuth, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 2 13

Immediate family

Members
Ewald H. Karger (father)
Mary (Wiggens) Karger (mother)
Fredrick R. Karger (brother)
Clarence E. Karger (brother)
Alexander O. Karger (brother)
Herbert M. Karger (brother)
Harlow G. Karger (twin brother)

More information

Pfc Harold E. Karger graduated from Parkers Prairie High School.

He left for active duty when his twin brother died. He first served in Alaska and was sent to Europe in February 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Birth Index / Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet