Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
VAN RAKUM, Edward - Date of
birth
11 April 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Adrian, Nobles County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Adrian, Nobles County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37594912 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
36th Tank Battalion,
8th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 March 1945 - Place of
death
At or near Rheinberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 18 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mannus Van Rakum (father)
Delbert Skillicorn (stepfather)
Reka (Uphoff) Van Rakum (mother)
Lubbert Van Rakum (brother)
More information
Pvt Edward Van Rakum enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 14 May 1944. He trained at Camp Blanding, Florida and was sent overseas 20 January 1945.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Frans Buntinx, Astrid van Erp, www.memorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, Headstone and Interment Record, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.8th-armored.org, Department of the Army document, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Frans Buntinx