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DUNKIN, Harold William - Date of
birth
2 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa -
Hometown
Seymour, Wayne County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37198960 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Scheibenhardt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 20 | 40 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James E. Dunkin (father)
Elizabeth V. (Booth) Dunkin (mother)
Dorothy V. Dunkin (sister)
Mildred J. Dunkin (sister)
Kathryn Dunkin (sister)
Phyllis E. (Anderson) Dunkin (wife)
Source of information:
Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - ShaneO
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Jaap Vermeer, www.newspapers.com - Star Tribune