42nd Infantry Division insignia (portrait pending)

1LT

George R Coppenrath

Aged 33, fallen April 9, 1945

Unit
Company A, 232nd Infantry Regiment
Serial number
1049449
Hometown
Worchester, Massachusetts
Date of death
April 9, 1945
Classification
Killed in action
Burial
Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot K Row 38 Grave 26, St. Avold, France

First Lieutenant George R Coppenrath, serial number 1049449, of Worchester, Massachusetts, served with Company A of the 232nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on April 9, 1945, at the age of 33. He is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot K Row 38 Grave 26, St. Avold, France.

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