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Personal info

Full name
NIMTZ, Earl John "Nimtzie"
Date of birth
30 May 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Elmira, Chemung County, New York
Hometown
Elmira, Chemung County, New York

Military service

Service number
32039192
Rank
Corporal
Function
Rifleman
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
Near Erkelenz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 19 20

Immediate family

Members
Charles W. Nimtz (father)
Anna C. (Harris) Nimtz (mother)
George H. Nimtz (brother)
Emma M. Nimtz (sister)
Carl C. Nimtz (brother)

More information

Cpl Earl J. Nimtz attended Southside High School in Elmira, New York and was employed by American-La France-Foamite Corporation.
He enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 17 April 1941 and served 26 months in Newfoundland and returned to the United States before going to Europe.
Cpl Nimitz is remembered at Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira, Chemung County, New York with a memorial marker.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1925/1920/1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - Star-Gazette, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Star-Gazette, www.ancestry.com - Southside High School Yearbook 1928