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Personal info

Full name
GEORGE, Frederick Herman
Date of birth
17 February 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
Hometown
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
20721958
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
Lutremange, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 2 53

Immediate family

Members
William S. George (father)
Elizabeth (Reinhardt) George (mother)
Donald J. George (brother)
William L. George (brother)
Elmer E. George (brother)

More information

Sgt Frederick H. George graduated from Beatrice High School and was employed at the Dempster Mill Manufacturing Company.

He joined the National Guard in Beatrice, Nebraska on 23 December 1940.

He was killed by small arms fire to the face.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.com - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, After Action Report 35th infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Coleman / Asa, www.newspapers.com - Beatrice Daily Sunday 15 August 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Beatrice High School 1933 - courtesy of Beatrice Public Library, Beatrice Daily Sun - 25 January 1945