PVT Harry Richard Crans (1925-1944) - Find a Grave Memorial

PVT Harry Richard Crans Veteran

Birth

30 Mar 1925

Goetz, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA

Death

4 Nov 1944 (aged 19)

Ospel, Nederweert Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

Burial

Boscobel Cemetery

Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map

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Gate 9, Section 1

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PVT. Crans, Harry Richard

Service number: 36822525

Age: 19

Born: March 30, 1925, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA

Hometown: Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin

Family:

Luke Crane (father)

Laura (nee Peer) Crans (mother)

Frank Crans (brother)

Leo Crans (brother)

Johnny Crans (brother)

Rank: Private

Function: Rifleman

Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: A

Date of death: November 4, 1944

Status: Killed In Action

Place of death: Death date may place him near Ospel, Nederweert Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

Spot: Not available

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Gate 9, Section 1

Cemetery: Boscobel Cemetery

Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on June 1, 1943. Trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Other information:

Internment at Boscobel Cemetery December 1954

PVT. Crans, Harry Richard

Service number: 36822525

Age: 19

Born: March 30, 1925, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA

Hometown: Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin

Family:

Luke Crane (father)

Laura (nee Peer) Crans (mother)

Frank Crans (brother)

Leo Crans (brother)

Johnny Crans (brother)

Rank: Private

Function: Rifleman

Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: A

Date of death: November 4, 1944

Status: Killed In Action

Place of death: Death date may place him near Ospel, Nederweert Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

Spot: Not available

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Gate 9, Section 1

Cemetery: Boscobel Cemetery

Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on June 1, 1943. Trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Other information:

Internment at Boscobel Cemetery December 1954

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