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<span class=prefix>T/5</span> Harold William Krantz

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T/5 Harold William Krantz Veteran

Birth
Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
8 Apr 1944 (aged 29)
Italy
Burial
Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy Add to Map
Plot
Section G ~ Row 12 ~ Grave 43
Memorial ID
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Harold, who resided in St. George's, Delaware, served as a Technician Fifth Grade with Company C, 403rd Field Artillery Battalion, 85th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He enlisted in the Army on May 14, 1942 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.

He was married sometime after his enlistment.

Harold was "Killed In Action" in Italy while substituting as a cannoneer in one of the sections firing batteries.

He had served in the Army for one year and eleven months at the time of his death.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 32267725

Husband of Janina Cruse Krantz.

His brother, Staff Sergeant Howard Linwood Krantz, was also "Killed In Action" during the war.

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Harold, who resided in St. George's, Delaware, served as a Technician Fifth Grade with Company C, 403rd Field Artillery Battalion, 85th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He enlisted in the Army on May 14, 1942 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.

He was married sometime after his enlistment.

Harold was "Killed In Action" in Italy while substituting as a cannoneer in one of the sections firing batteries.

He had served in the Army for one year and eleven months at the time of his death.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 32267725

Husband of Janina Cruse Krantz.

His brother, Staff Sergeant Howard Linwood Krantz, was also "Killed In Action" during the war.

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )


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  • Maintained by: Russ Pickett
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56311052/harold_william-krantz: accessed ), memorial page for T/5 Harold William Krantz (30 Mar 1915–8 Apr 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56311052, citing Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).