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Personal info

Full name
KATHRINE, Fred
Date of birth
30 September 1914
Age
29
Place of birth
Arland, Barron County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Arland, Barron County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36227628
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dornot-Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 20 14

Immediate family

Members
John Kathrine (father)
Anna H. (Bauer) Kathrine (mother)
Willie Kathrine (brother)
Alex Kathrine (brother)
Anna Kathrine (sister)
Harvey Kathrine (brother)
Mary Kathrine (sister)
Celia Kathrine (sister)
Lena Kathrine (sister)

More information

Pfc Fred Kathrine's father was born in Romania and his mother in Hongary.

He worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 5 November 1941.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - Charles Knapp, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Charles Knapp