Service number: 13132952
Age: 19
Born: February 18, 1925, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Hometown: Richeyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Family:
William J. Platt (father)
Opal L. (nee Duffield) Platt (mother)
Katherine Platt (sister)
William Platt (brother)
Jacqueline (nee Jenaway) Platt (wife)
Rank: Private
Function: Not available
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Not available
Date of death: September 7, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Saint-Privat-la-Montagne, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: 6 miles west of Metz, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
Grave number: Plot A, Row 30, Grave 62
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France
Date of enlistment: Enlisted in the military on February 16, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Other information:
Service number: 13132952
Age: 19
Born: February 18, 1925, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Hometown: Richeyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Family:
William J. Platt (father)
Opal L. (nee Duffield) Platt (mother)
Katherine Platt (sister)
William Platt (brother)
Jacqueline (nee Jenaway) Platt (wife)
Rank: Private
Function: Not available
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Not available
Date of death: September 7, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Saint-Privat-la-Montagne, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: 6 miles west of Metz, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
Grave number: Plot A, Row 30, Grave 62
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France
Date of enlistment: Enlisted in the military on February 16, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Other information:
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Entered the Service from Pennsylvania.
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