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SAAKE, Harry Albert Jr - Date of
birth
1 February 1921 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York -
Hometown
San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14007444 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 March 1945 - Place of
death
Rheinberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 18 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harry A. Saake (father)
Frances P. (South) Saake (mother)
Edith N. Saake (wife)
More information
Sgt Harry A. Saake Jr. was a clerk.He joined the Regular Army at Fort Jackson, South Carolina on 19 August 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone Inscription and Interment Record / Birth Index, www.newspapers.com - The San Bernardino County Sun - 26 May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Stanley R. Knox