PFC
Franklin W Van Nest
Aged 31, fallen January 26, 1945
- Unit
- Company L, 222nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 39037927
- Hometown
- Alameda, California
- Date of death
- January 26, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Golden Gate National Cemetery, Section J Site 888, San Bruno, California
Private First Class Franklin W Van Nest, serial number 39037927, of Alameda, California, served with Company L of the 222nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 26, 1945, at the age of 31. He is buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, Section J Site 888, San Bruno, California.
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