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PILGER, Randall August - Date of
birth
20 January 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33514809 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 February 1945 - Place of
death
Campholz woods, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles O. Pilger (father)
Lena (Shearer) Pilger (mother)
Jerome C. Pilger (brother)
Cora L. Pilger (sister)
Lillian R. (Graff) Pilger (wife)
More information
Sgt Randall A. Pilger attended high school for 1 year before he enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 18 August 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Paul Families / Pennsylvania Marriages / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.94thinfdiv.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Times Tribune - 28 September 1945