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COVERT, Daniel Read - Date of
birth
19 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42100682 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 January 1945 - Place of
death
Nennig, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clarence Covert (father)
Catherin E. Covert (mother)
Emily A. Covert (sister)
James H. Covert (brother)
William C. Covert (brother)
Charles V. Covert (brother)
George E. Covert (twin-brother)
Mary Jane Covert (sister)
More information
Pfc Daniel R. Covert attended Red Bank High School for two years before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 23 November 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.newspapers.com – Asbury Park Press- 17 February 1945, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery