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Personal info

Full name
GETZ, Roy Conrad
Date of birth
26 February 1915
Age
30
Place of birth
Montgomery County, Illinois
Hometown
Nokomis, Montgomery County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36680675
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
24 January 1946
Place of death
In the vicinity of Riedwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Ora C. Getz (father)
Mollie A. (Bauerle) Getz (mother)
Glenn F. Getz (brother)
Clifford O. Getz (brother)
Ruth B. Getz (sister)
Marie Getz (sister)
Leora E. Getz (sister)
Judith P. (Wilson) Getz (wife)
Richard T. Getz (son)
Jackie L. Getz (daughter)

More information

Pfc Roy C. Getz was employed by the Trucking Milk Co. before he enlisted in June 1943.

In May 1944, he was wounded in action in Italy by small arms fire in his thigh.

He was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - R&S