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MICHAELS, David Rodney - Date of
birth
30 July 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31424364 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
16 September 1945 - Place of
death
East of Sevenig-Harspelt, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Herbert P. Michaels (father)
Annie F. (Cummings) Michaels (mother)
James P. Michaels (brother)
Leo W. Michaels (brother)
Dorothy V. Michaels (wife)
More information
Pvt David R. Michaels enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 20 October 1943.Pvt Michaels was last seen when German forces launched a strong counter-attack after his squad had taken Hill 515.
He was officially declared dead one year and one day after he was reported missing.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, IDPF, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Michaels Family Tree, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten