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NUMBER OF SERVICE37119863
AGE24 years old 
DATE OF BIRTH1920
ENLISTMENT STATEWayne county NEBRASKA 
FAMILYParents : Harvey W G & Margaret Sylvanus FRINK
RANKTechnician 5th class 
FONCTIONInfantryman 
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT NE
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
COMPANYCompany C
BATTALION36th Infantry Battalion
DIVISION 3rd Armored Division 
DATE OF DEATH17 August 1944

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STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHBattle of Ranes - Orne 
CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  Gorron N°3527

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Story of Cemetery Temporary 

PlotRowGrave
B115

 

CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin)

Map of St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
E311
DECORATION

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

Combat Infantryman Badge

 

Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 

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STORY

The tanks of the 3rd Armored Division of the 3rd American Army attacked on the morning of the 17th but came up against the terrible Tiger tanks of the 10th SS Panzer, entrenched in sunken roads all around Fromentel, almost invulnerable to Sherman fire.

All day long the fight raged, the inhabitants of Fromentel, who had fled to the North, to take shelter in the countryside, see the support planes which attack their village on fire, hear the explosions of the mixed bombs to the drier detonations of the armored artillery.

Fromentel was taken and cleaned by the commandos, probably on the night of August 17 to 18, in any case the first American infantrymen made contact with the refugee population north of Nationale 24 bis on the 18th in the morning, distributed chocolate and cigarettes. and fraternize by gesture for lack of speaking the same language.

Under this link you will find all the history of the battle of Ranes ...

http://www.ranes1944.org/RanesFromentel.html

 

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3rd ARMORED DIVISION - SPEARHEAD

 

Activated/Activé

 Normandy/Normandie

15 Apr 1941  Days of Combat/Jour de Combat  231
   Casualties/Victimes  9 243

Entered Combat/Entré au combat

 
9 Jul 1944 at Normandy  

Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux

Maj. Gen. Alvan C. Gillem (Apr 41 - Jan 42)
Maj. Gen. Walton H. Walker (Jan 42 - Aug 42)
Maj. Gen. Leroy H. Watson (Aug 42 - Aug 44)
Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose (Aug 44 - Mar 45)
Brig. Gen. Doyle O. Hickey (Mar 45 - Jun 45)
Brig. Gen. Truman E. Boudinot (Jun 45 - Jul 45)
Brig. Gen. Frank A. Allen, Jr. (Jul 45 - Jul 45)
Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow (Jul 45 - inactivation)

Campaigns/Campagnes

Normandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44)
Northern France (25 Jul 44 - 14 Sep 44)
Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)
Ardennes-Alsace (16 Dec 44 - 25 Jan 45)
Central Europe (22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45)

   

CAMPAIGN MAP OF THE EUROPEAN THEATER

carte campagne europe
 

DIVISION CHRONICLE


The 3d Armored Division landed in Normandy and entered combat 29 June 1944, taking part in the hedgerow fighting. The Division broke out at Marigny and with the 1st Infantry Division swung south to Mayenne in a general exploitation of the St. Lo break-through. In August 1944, the Division participated in the heavy fighting involved in closing the Falaise Gap, pocketing the German Seventh Army. Six days later (25 August) the Division had cut across the Seine River, and was streaking through Meaux, Soissons, Laon, Mons, Namur, and Liege. Liege fell 8 September and Eupen on 11 September. The Division breached the Siegfried Line with the capture of Rotgen, 12 September, and continued a slow advance against heavy resistance, to the vicinity of Langerwehe. When the Battle of the Bulge broke, the Division was shifted to Houffalize, Belgium, where it severed a vital highway leading to St. Vith, and in January participated in the reduction of the German salient west of Houffalize. After a brief rest, the Division returned to the front, crossed the Roer River- into Duren, broke out of the Duren bridgehead, and drove on to capture Koln, 6 March 45. The Division swept on to Paderborn ; it was at a road junction near Paderborn that Major General Rose was killed while attempting to surrender to a German tank commander, 31 March 1945. The Division took Paderborn, assisted in mopping up the Ruhr pocket, crossed the Saale River, and after overcoming stiff resistance took Dessau, 21-23 April 1945.

CHRONIQUE DE DIVISION


La 3ème division blindée débarqua en Normandie et entra au combat le 29 juin 1944, participant aux combats de haies. La division éclate à Marigny et la 1ère division d'infanterie se tourne vers le sud en direction de Mayenne pour une exploitation générale de la percée de St. Lo. En août 1944, la division participa aux combats acharnés liés à la fermeture du fossé de Falaise, empochant la septième armée allemande. Six jours plus tard (25 août), la division avait traversé la Seine et traversait Meaux, Soissons, Laon, Mons, Namur et Liège. Liège est tombé le 8 septembre et Eupen le 11 septembre. La division a franchi la ligne Siegfried avec la prise de Rotgen, le 12 septembre, et a continué sa progression lente contre une résistance importante, à proximité de Langerwehe. Lorsque la bataille des Ardennes a éclaté, la division s'est déplacée vers Houffalize, en Belgique, où elle a coupé une autoroute vitale menant à Saint-Vith, et a participé en janvier à la réduction du saillant allemand à l'ouest d'Houffalize. Après un bref repos, la division revint au front, traversa la rivière Roer jusqu'à Duren, sortit de la tête de pont de Duren et continua à capturer Cologne, le 6 mars 45. La division se dirigea vers Paderborn; C'est à un carrefour près de Paderborn que le général de division Rose a été tué alors qu'il tentait de se rendre à un commandant de char allemand, le 31 mars 1945. La division a pris Paderborn, a aidé à nettoyer la poche de la Ruhr, a traversé la Saale la résistance a pris Dessau, 21-23 avril 1945.
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