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Personal info

Full name
HELDER, Julius Marvin "Juke"
Date of birth
20 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Holland, Allegan County, Michigan
Hometown
Ottawa County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36459331
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
743rd Tank Battalion
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dorsten, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 11 17

Immediate family

Members
John J. Helder (father)
Mary J. (Groetenhuis) Helder (mother)
James Helder (brother)
Andrew Helder (brother)
Dorothy Helder (sister)
Lyda Helder (sister)
Gerald Helder (brother)
Kenneth Helder (brother)
Edward J. Helder (brother)

More information

Pfc Julius M. Helder enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 30 March 1943.

Pfc Julius Helder was killed in action, attempting to rescue a comrade. For his actions he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal posthumously.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Richard H. Harms, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930-1940 Census, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Gold Star Record World War Two of Christian Reformed Young Men - Pfc Julius M. Helder

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Gold Star Record World War Two of Christian Reformed Young Men - Pfc Julius M. Helder, www.ancestry.com, David Helder