| Name |
Michels, George Charles |
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George Charles Michels (1916-1944)
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| Birth |
25 Dec 1916 |
Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
MICH.G002 |
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56647756 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Sergeant, 36th Infantry, 3rd Armored Division |
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Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
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United States Army
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
| Death |
29 Jun 1944 |
Villiers-Fossard, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France |
| Cause: Killed in Action |
| Burial |
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France |
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Headstone, Michels, George Charles
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Entrance, Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France is located in Colleville-sur-Mer, on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944 as the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. The cemetery site, at the north end of its half mile access road, covers 172.5… |
| Person ID |
I52530 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
23 Oct 2023 |
English
1916 - 1944 (27 years)
