Private First Class DeWitt served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company 3HQ
He also served in the:
• 101st Airborne Division
• 401st Glider Infantry Regiment
His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• Friday 08/28/1942
• Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York
• 32440236
His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• "Stock clerk"
He was Killed In Action in:
• Belgium during World War II
He was a resident of:
• Kings County, New York
He was the son of:
• Samuel Bennett DeWitt (08/11/1875 - 05/11/1949)
• Martha Clarabel Bittner DeWitt (09/1885 - 02/23/1933)
*** (They were married on Thursday 03/05/1908 in Leon County, Florida) ***
He was the brother of:
• Kenneth Raleigh DeWitt (08/24/1911 - 07/07/1976)
• Alice Lorraine DeWitt Nikla (09/09/1915 - 11/04/2003)
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*** NOTE ***
His family surname appears to be spelled DeWitt. However, there is a space in the way his surname is spelled on the gravestone; therefore the memorial surname will remain De Witt
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Private First Class DeWitt served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company 3HQ
He also served in the:
• 101st Airborne Division
• 401st Glider Infantry Regiment
His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• Friday 08/28/1942
• Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York
• 32440236
His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• "Stock clerk"
He was Killed In Action in:
• Belgium during World War II
He was a resident of:
• Kings County, New York
He was the son of:
• Samuel Bennett DeWitt (08/11/1875 - 05/11/1949)
• Martha Clarabel Bittner DeWitt (09/1885 - 02/23/1933)
*** (They were married on Thursday 03/05/1908 in Leon County, Florida) ***
He was the brother of:
• Kenneth Raleigh DeWitt (08/24/1911 - 07/07/1976)
• Alice Lorraine DeWitt Nikla (09/09/1915 - 11/04/2003)
____________________________________________
*** NOTE ***
His family surname appears to be spelled DeWitt. However, there is a space in the way his surname is spelled on the gravestone; therefore the memorial surname will remain De Witt
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