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DIETZ, Howard Jospeh - Date of
birth
30 December 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33399688 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
54th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
30 December 1944 - Place of
death
Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 3 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Roy H. Dietz (father)
Catherine E. Dietz (mother)
More information
Pvt Howard J. Dietz attended high school for two years and was a janitor and sexton before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 10 November 1942.He was wounded in Bastogne, Belgium on 23 December 1944 and died in Luxembourg on 30 December 1944. The exact location is not known.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his head.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Ms Judith A. Dietz & Family, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania WWII Veteran Compensation Application Files / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.10tharmored.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press, www.wwiimemorial.com – Ms Judith A. Dietz & Family