George W. Deede

Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial. Name included on the All Veterans Memorial State Capitol Grounds Bismarck North Dakota under the county of Stutsman. Memorialized at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial. George W. Deede World War II Service # 20744872 Rank Private, U.S. Army Unit 456th Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Entered Service From North Dakota Date of Death October 28, 1944 Buried Plot M Row 2 Grave 9 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Purple Heart From the Register of North Dakota Veterans WWII and Korea page 290: DEEDE, GEORGE W. SN 20 744 872; born Woodworth, NDak 25 Oct 20; resident Stutsman County, NDak; entered AUS Jamestown, NDak 1 Apr 41; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 28 Oct 44 Holland; PVT; buried in Plot M, Row 2, Grave 9, Netherlands, Holland. From Fields of Honor database: DEEDE, George W Servicenumber: 20744872 Age: 23 Born: 1921, North Dakota Hometown: Marston Moor Township, Marston Moor, Stutsman County, North Dakota Family: John J. Deede (father) Magdalina M. (Gehring) Deede (mother) Albert Deede (brother) Marnie Deede (sister) Harold Deede (brother) Raymond Deede (brother) Laurence A. Deede (brother) Lavella Deede (sister) Edna I. Deede (sister) Rank: Private Function: Not available Regiment: - Battalion: 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion Division €“ Transport: 82nd Airborne Division Company €“ Squadron: HQ Battery Unit €“ Group: - Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) - Date of death: 28 October 1944 Status: DOW Place of death: Holland Spot: Not available Awards: Purple Heart Gravenumber: Plot M, Row 2, Grave 9 Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten Biography: - Other information: Pvt George W. Deede enlisted in Jamestown, North Dakota on 1 April 1941. He was seriously wounded in action by mortar fire and died of his wounds in a hospital. Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Becky Melhus Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56298117/george-w-deede