Armin F MICHEL | |||||||
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 37137510 | ||||||
| AGE | 24 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1920 | ||||||
| STATE | MISSOURI | ||||||
| FAMILY | Parents: Jacob G & Lizzie M MICHEL Frère-Brother: Oliver L | ||||||
| RANK | Technician Fifth Class | ||||||
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| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | -- |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | - | ||||||
| REGIMENT | 85th Cavalry Reconn Squadron | ||||||
| DIVISION | 5th Armored Division | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 4 august 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Larchamp (53) | ||||||
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TEMPORARY CEMETERY of St James N°3578
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| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James | ||||||
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At a place called « Le petit Val » a monument inaugurated July 4, 1948 commemorates the dead of a self machine gun crew of the M 8 US 85th Cavalry Recon Squadron, 5th Armored Division. This is Lieutenant Richard J. Blaha and soldiers Armin F. MICHEL and PAROSKIE fallen victim of enemy anti-tank gun on August 4, 1944. Their names are written on the right of the monument, the names of resistant shot by the German being registered on the left.
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| INFORMATION SOURCES | Panama Memoire - Pierresdememoire.fr |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Memorialgenweb.org - Frédéric LAVERNHE |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |