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APPELL, Francis R - Date of
birth
14 February 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York -
Hometown
Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
7030465 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 January 1945 - Place of
death
Salvacourt, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 10 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward Appell (father)
Evelyn H. (Kennedy) Appell (mother)
John E. Appell (brother)
Evelyn H. Appell (wife)
More information
Pvt Francis R. Appell joined the Regular Army on 25 March 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery