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Personal info

Full name
KNOBLOCH, Norman William
Date of birth
30 April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36913698
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
385th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
8 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 2 69

Immediate family

Members
Fred J. Knobloch (father)
Helen E. (Neuman) Knobloch (mother)
Edmund F. Knobloch (brother)
Ruth H. Knobloch (sister)
Wilbur H. Knobloch (brother)
Leona P. (Kobylarczyk) Knobloch (wife)
Norman R. Knobloch (son)

More information

Pvt Norman W. Knobloch was married to Leona P. Kobylarczyk on 17 July 1940 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
The exact date when he was wounded in action is unknown at the moment. At the moment of his death, his unit was engaged in the fighting in the vicinity of Speicher, Germany.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census, Headstone and Interment Record, Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index 1930-1960
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, www.wwiimemorial.com - Ms Leona Burns (wife)