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FRESE, Harry John - Date of
birth
25 September 1906 -
Age
38 -
Place of birth
Thorp, Clark County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Thorp, Clark County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36206233 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Consdorf – Berdorf, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 10 | 85 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Frese (father)
Minerva Frese (mother)
Hazel Frese (sister)
Emmet Frese (brother)
Mabel Freze (sister)
More information
Pfc Harry J. Frese was employed at W. C. Smith Logging in Watersmeet, Michigan.He enlisted in the Regular Army in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 7 April 1941.
Pfc Frese was first buried at Grand Failly Cemetery, Longuyon, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Frese Family Tree / A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder & James G. Bilder, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, www.ancestry.com - Bobfrese1