Henry Deife

  • ASN:
    39469571
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Mar 29, 1918
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Mar 4, 1945
FULL NAME:

Henry Deife

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

39469571

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Mar 29, 1918
  • DATE OF DEATH: Mar 4, 1945
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Spokane County, Washington

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Dec 30, 1943
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Spokane, Washington
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    23rd Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company L, 3rd Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Staff Sergeant (S/Sgt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Squad Leader
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)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Purple Heart, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    Mar 4, 1945
  • LOCATION:
    Gemünd, Germany
HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd Infantry Division

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Henry Deife
Army Serial Number
39469571
Enlistment Place
Spokane Washington
Enlistment Date
30 Dec 1943
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Service Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Enlistment Term
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
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
2 years of college
Occupation
Stenographers and typists
Marital Status
Married
Birth Date
1918
Birth Place
Washington
Source Box Number
1440
Source Film Reel Number
7.11
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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