Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
VAN BEEK, Cris Nickolas - Date of
birth
29 June 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Lyon County, Iowa -
Hometown
Kent City, Kent County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36988911 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Light Machine Gunner -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
The woods west of Lutrebois, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 13 | 38 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Nickolas Van Beek (father)
Agnes (Snoek) Van Beek (mother)
Maria Van Beek (sister)
Everdina Van Beek (sister)
Katharine Van Beek (sister)
Peter Van Beek (brother)
Agnes Van Beek (sister)
Crisena Van Beek (sister)
Gerrit Van Beek (brother)
More information
Pvt Cris N. Van Beek joined his unit from a replacement depot on 21 December 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2awards.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1900/1910/1920/1930/1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/ - After Action Report, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, December 1944, www.coulthart.com/134
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Facebook page