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Personal info

Full name
SEAVER, Vernon Ralph
Date of birth
15 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Hartland, Oakland County, Michigan
Hometown
Hazel Park, Oakland County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36568354
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 9 1

Immediate family

Members
William Seaver (father)
Ruth (Vandewater) Seaver (mother)
Stanley J. Gogis (stepfather)
Charles W. Seaver (brother)
David E. Seaver (brother)
Marian R. Gogis (stepsister)
Stanley J. Gogis (stepbrother)
Rosalie A. Gogis (stepsister)

More information

T/5 Vernon R. Seaver enlisted on 6 February 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Department of Veterans Affair / 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, https://familysearch.org 

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Susan Linton - Fenton History Museum / Della Gamalski - Flint Genealogical Society