RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):
1419 17th Street, East Moline, Illinois
FULL NAME:
Cyriel G. Vermeulen
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):
36366423
- DATE OF BIRTH: Nov 11, 1920
- DATE OF DEATH: Oct 25, 1990
DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
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DATE OF ENLISTMENT:Aug 24, 1942
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PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:Chicago, Illinois
ORGANIZATION:
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MAIN UNIT:462nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
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SUBUNIT:Battery D
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
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RANK:Private First Class (Pfc.)
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POSITION IN UNIT:Driver
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:
✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)
DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):
🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖American Campaign Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖American Defense Service Medal, 🎖WWII Victory Medal, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button
SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:
Defended Remagen Bridgehead. Fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Shot down numerous German Aircraft. Witnessed atrocities on both sides of the fighting in Europe.
