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KNITTER, Eugene F - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36251215 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 November 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 23 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank A. Knitter Jr. (father)
Martha M. (Lubinski) Knitter (mother)
Frances C. Knitter (sister)
Raymond S. Knitter (brother)
Cella Knitter (sister)
Rose M. Knitter (sister)
Norbert Knitter (brother)
Florence B. Knitter (sister)
Grace Knitter (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Eugene F. Knitter enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 17 July 1942.He attended high school for 3 years before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful American, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jim's Family Tree / Adalbert & Antonina Family Tree, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
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