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Personal info

Full name
WIRTH, Dan D
Date of birth
21 November 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Baker City, Baker County, Oregon
Hometown
Burns, Harney County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
39452322
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Han-sur-Nied, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 11 22

Immediate family

Members
Lloyd J. Wirth (father)
Ester S. (Graham) Wirth (mother)
Norman L. Wirth (brother)
Avis A. Wirth (sister)

More information

T/4 Dan D. Wirth attended high school for three years and was a handyman before he was enlisted on 14 February 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Lintz Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
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