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BEINE, George Kenneth - Date of
birth
27 June 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana -
Hometown
Marin County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1295653 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
HQ Company,
19th Armored Infantry Battalion,
14th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
22 March 1945 - Place of
death
Bad Soden, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
George H. Beine (father)
Anne (Christensen) Beine (mother)
Shirley Beine (sister)
Winifred J. (Spear) Beine (wife)
Susan Beine (daughter)
More information
1st Lt George K. Beine enlisted in San Francisco, California on 9 July 1941 and was an actor before he enlisted.He entered the U.S. Army as a private. He trained at Camp Roberts and was then sent to the Infantry school at Fort Benning where he was commissioned second lieutenant. He was a graduate of Santa Rosa High School. He later studied at Stanford University with the Class of 1941.
On New Year's Eve, the 19th AIB was part of Task Force Huddelson which was stationed around the town of Baerenthal, in support of elements of the 70th Infantry Division.
1st Lt Beine was captured by the Germans on 1 January, 1945 in or near Baerenthal, France during the opening blows of the major German counter-offensive, Operation Nordwind, which was launched in support of the already fledging Ardennes offensive.
1st Lt Beine was taken to POW camp Stalag XIIB in Limburg an der Lahn, Germany. He was shot when trying to escape from the POW camp and died on March 22, 1945 in the hospital of Stalag IXB in Bad Soden.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Laura Phillips, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, Basher82.nl, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Beine Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com, Fresno Bee Republican - 20 April 1945
Photo source: Basher82.nl, Michel Beckers/ Pete Johnson