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SPONSLER, Ivor W - Date of
birth
14 December 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Montana -
Hometown
Gallatin County, Montana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39609124 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
276th Infantry Regiment,
70th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 January 1945 - Place of
death
Wingen-sur-Moder, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 33 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
John W. Sponsler (father)
Loretta A. (Ping) Sponsler (mother)
Eunice A. Sponsler (sister)
Jack Sponsler (brother)
More information
Sgt Ivor W. Sponsler graduated from Gallatin High School in 1941.He enlisted in Butte, Montana on 27 July 1942.
The Bronze Star citation reads in part: "When his company had been momentarily halted by withering enemy machine gun fire, Sergeant Sponsler voluntarily advanced 150 yards over frozen, snow-covered terrain under direct observation from the enemy and under heavy hostile small arms and automatic weapons fire to attempt to silence the hostile machine gun. While placing effective small arms fire upon the hostile position, he was fatally wounded by an enemy rifleman."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Richter Ping Fey Herin / Sewell Reams Family Tree / Montana County Marriages, http://www.trailblazersww2.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Gallatin County High School 1939