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KOEPSEL, Milton Leslie - Date of
birth
7 October 1914 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Delavan, Morris County, Kansas -
Hometown
Eads, Kiowa County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37350525 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Heavy Machine Gunner -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Laundremont, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 25 | 91 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herman R. Koepsel (father)
Florence Koepsel (mother)
Emanuel Koepsel (sister)
Dennis Koepsel (brother)
Mildred Koepsel (sister)
Jane Koepsel (sister)
More information
Pfc Milton L. Koepsel worked at a farm before he enlisted in Pueblo, Colorado, on 11 July 1942.Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.80thDivision.com
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