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Baalke, Arthur Laverne

Name and Rank, Private First Class Arthur Laverne Baalke.

Unit/Placed in, 547th Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army.

 

Arthur was born on Dec. 17, 1921 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

Father, Joseph Howard Baalke.

Mother, Dorothy Violet (Floessler) Baalke.

Sisters, Stella Mae, Eileen E., Alta, Ethel and LaVerne Baalke.

Brothers, Joseph H. , Howard and James Loren Baalke.

Arthur entered  the service from Illinois with service number # 36777611.

Arthur L. Baalke was a Private First Class/Soldier in the 547th Field Artillery Battalion.

Arthur L. Baalke died non Battle in a Jeep Accident, on Sep. 22, 1945 he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Arthur is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France.

 

Thanks to http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/usarmy/antiair.aspx

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GXCL-Z96

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

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POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

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547th Field Artillery Battalion
Diagram Artillery Gun
His rank Private First Class
Casualty list Illinois