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Personal info

Full name
EBLER, Frank Joseph
Date of birth
6 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado
Hometown
Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
38148737
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Platoon Sergeant
Unit
A Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
Overloon area, Holland

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 12 76

Immediate family

Members
Frank A. Ebler (father)
Winifred A. (Bainbrick) Ebler (mother)
Walter A. Ebler (brother)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten