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GEIST, Homer C - Date of
birth
8 January 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33490925 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 November 1944 - Place of
death
Illange, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 11 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Milton J. Geist (father)
Ruth E. (Bach) Geist (mother)
Arthur M. D. Geist (brother)
Geraldine M. Geist (sister)
Stanley R. Geist (brother)
Doris Geist (sister)
More information
Pvt Homer Geist enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 10 February 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Carrie Bias Hoffert