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Personal info

Full name
ECKHART, George Paul
Date of birth
2 December 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36800057
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Ammunition Handler
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Maidières, Pont-à-Mousson, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 32 9

Immediate family

Members
Carl Q. Eckhart (father)
Mathilda E. (Florin) Eckhart (mother)
Robert C. Eckhart (brother)
Dorothy F. Eckhart (sister)
Arlene M. (Richter) Eckhart (wife)

More information

Pfc George P. Eckhart attended the Fort Atkinson High School and was a meat cutter.
He was reported Missing in Action in the vicinity of Pont-à-Mousson during the crossing of the Moselle River.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, , www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Bramcel Brenzel Family Tree, www.80thDivision.com

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