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SGT Orville H. Poppe

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SGT Orville H. Poppe Veteran

Birth
Marion County, Kansas, USA
Death
21 Nov 1944 (aged 31–32)
Burial
Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
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married 4 Aug 1940 Des Moines, Polk Co. Iowa

one daughter Sharon Poppe married David J Dempsey of Eldora, Hardin Co. Iowa

Name: Orville H Poppe Birth Year: 1912 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Kansas
State: Iowa County or City: Polk
Enlistment Date: 9 Oct 1943
Enlistment State: Alabama Enlistment City: Fort McClellan Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Postal Clerk or Photographer, Aerial (Aerial cameraman. ) or Photographer, Portrait or Cameraman, Motion Picture or Photographer (Photographer, camerman, still.) or Cameraman, Animated Motion Picture (Motion picture cameraman, animation.) or Photographer, Marital Status: Married

Name: Orville H. Poppe Death Date: 21 Nov 1944 Cemetery: Ardennes American Cemetery Cemetery Burial Plot: Plot C Row 9 Grave 45 Cemetery City: Neupre Cemetery Country: Belgium WAR: World War II Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart Title: Sergeant Rank: Sergeant Service: U.S. Army Service ID: 34816805 Division: 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Data Source: World War II Honor Roll

Name: Orville H Poppe Inducted From: Iowa Rank: Sergeant Combat Organization: 22nd Infantry 4th Division Death Date: 21 Nov 1944 Monument: Ardennes, France Last Known Status
Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Bronze Star Medal
married 4 Aug 1940 Des Moines, Polk Co. Iowa

one daughter Sharon Poppe married David J Dempsey of Eldora, Hardin Co. Iowa

Name: Orville H Poppe Birth Year: 1912 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Kansas
State: Iowa County or City: Polk
Enlistment Date: 9 Oct 1943
Enlistment State: Alabama Enlistment City: Fort McClellan Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Postal Clerk or Photographer, Aerial (Aerial cameraman. ) or Photographer, Portrait or Cameraman, Motion Picture or Photographer (Photographer, camerman, still.) or Cameraman, Animated Motion Picture (Motion picture cameraman, animation.) or Photographer, Marital Status: Married

Name: Orville H. Poppe Death Date: 21 Nov 1944 Cemetery: Ardennes American Cemetery Cemetery Burial Plot: Plot C Row 9 Grave 45 Cemetery City: Neupre Cemetery Country: Belgium WAR: World War II Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart Title: Sergeant Rank: Sergeant Service: U.S. Army Service ID: 34816805 Division: 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Data Source: World War II Honor Roll

Name: Orville H Poppe Inducted From: Iowa Rank: Sergeant Combat Organization: 22nd Infantry 4th Division Death Date: 21 Nov 1944 Monument: Ardennes, France Last Known Status
Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Bronze Star Medal

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Iowa.




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  • Maintained by: Tracy Alyson
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56360357/orville_h-poppe: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Orville H. Poppe (1912–21 Nov 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56360357, citing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by Tracy Alyson (contributor 50806628).