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Personal info

Full name
WIENKE, Harold Howard
Date of birth
31 October 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Dawson County, Montana
Hometown
Dawson County, Montana

Military service

Service number
39934158
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
272nd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 7 14

Immediate family

Members
Arthur A. Wienke (father)
Tillie O. (Graber) Wienke (mother)
Alice J. Wienke (sister)
Kenneth A. Wienke (brother)

More information

Pfc Harold H. Wienke enlisted in Fort Douglas, Utah on 19 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930-1940 Census / Birth Index

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Hans Wijnands - Wienke Family