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Personal info

Full name
MARKGRAF, Fred Ernst Jr
Date of birth
30 June 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas
Hometown
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
O1325449
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 April 1945
Place of death
Würzburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 26 12

Immediate family

Members
Fred E. Markgraf Sr. (father)
Bernice L. (Potter) Markgraf (mother)
Richard G. Markgraf (brother)
James C. Markgraf (brother)
Elinor V. (Firth) Markgraf (wife)

More information

1st Lt Fred E. Markgraf Jr. attended high school for four years.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Little Markgraf Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com
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