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MITCHELL, Fred Foster - Date of
birth
14 December 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Galena, Delaware County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35239834 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
21 April 1945 - Place of
death
Norde-Duren, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 20 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Paul K. Mitchell (father)
Emma E. (Foster) Mitchell (mother)
Wilma Mitchell (sister)
Grace Mitchell (sister)
Hope Mitchell (sister)
Allen J. Mitchell (brother)
Mark L. Mitchell (brother)
Esther Mitchell (sister)
Georgia R. Mitchell (sister)
Paul Mitchell (brother)
Harriet A. Mitchell (sister)
More information
Pfc Fred Mitchell enlisted in Fort Hayes, Columbus Ohio on 17 August 1944.He graduated from Harlem High School in 1941 and was an automobile serviceman before he enlisted. He went overseas in January 1945. His unit was the first to spearhead the Rhine Crossing.
On 19 April 1945 Fred captured a German officer in Dortmund, Germany, and took the officer's pistol. Two days later the gun discharged while Fred was cleaning it and killed Fred.
Source of information: Marc van den Berkmortel, www.nara.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://bigwalnuthistory.org/Margraten.htm, The Sunbury News - May 10, 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Nicole Sproncken