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This page contains the photographs of members of 33rd Armored Engineer Bn who died overseas in World War II.
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Pvt. John William Bourdelais (31 423 766) - Company B
Died October 20, 1944 of wounds suffered same day in vicinity (probably on road south of) Griendtsveen, Netherlands - Age: 19y 3m 16d
MOS: 121 (Utility Repairman) - Home Andover, MA - Buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery; North Andover, MA
Photo thanks to great niece Joyce Davison
Click on photo to see full image.
Pvt. Belmont Davenport (36 894 333) - Company B
KIA December 21, 1944 at Neundorf, Belgium - Age: 38y 4m 24d
MOS: 521 (Basic) - Home Town: Howell, MI - Buried at Lakeview Cemetery; Howell, MI
Photo thanks to grandson Steven Davenport
Cpl. Justice Call Dulaney (33 133 470) - Company C
KIA September 19, 1944 at Sillegny, France - Age: 24y 8m 30d
MOS: 653 (Squad Leader) - Home Town: Peola Mills, VA - Buried at Hamm, Luxembourg US Military Cemetery Section H, Row 2, Grave 54
Photo from World War II Registry web site thanks to 1st cousin Mrs. Marion R. Homza
2nd Lt. Marvin Halldor Hjalmarson (O-1 886 436) - Company A
KIA November 7, 1944 along canal south of Ospel and Horik, Netherlands - Age: 24y 8m 30d
MOS: 1331 (Combat Engineer Unit Commander) - Home Town: Pembina County, ND - Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery; San Francisco, CA D-356
Marvin Hjalmarson was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster to his prior Bronze Star Medal for his actions 1-7 November 1944. I do not have the detailed citation, but here is the summary citation from 7th Armored Division General Orders #100 (26 Nov 1944):
"II. POSTHUMOUS AWARD OF OAK-LEAF CLUSTER (BRONZE STAR MEDAL): By direction of the President, and under the provisions of AR 600-45, as amended, and Memorandum No. 34, Headquarters Ninth United States Army, 8 September 1944, as amended, in addition to the Bronze Star Medal previously awarded, a Bronze Oak-leaf Cluster is posthumously awarded to: SECOND LIEUTENANT MARVIN H. HJALMARSON (Army Serial Number 01996436), Corps of Engineers, United States Army, for distinguishing himself by heroic service in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States in Holland, from 1 November 1944 to 7 November 1944. Entered the military service from North Dakota."
Honored on the Ospel, Netherlands, monument to 7th Armored Division men killed there
Photo from University of Manitoba
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- Note that his gravestone death date (6 Nov 1944) conflicts with all 7th Armored Division records of his death on 7 Nov 1944. The date of 6 Nov 1944 was probably due to a clerical error by Graves Registration after the fact.
Pfc. Rocco J. Rossi (32 949 555) - Company C
KIA November 30, 1944 in the vicinity of Gereonsweiler, Germany - Age: about 20y (birth year 1924)
MOS: 521 (Basic) - Home Town: Camden County, NJ - Buried at Margraten, Netherlands US Military Cemetery Section H, Row 4, Grave 7
Rocco Rossi was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions 30 November 1944. I do not have the detailed citation, but here is the 33 AEB After Action Report for that date:
Near the close of the period the 40th Tank Battalion was attached to a regimental combat team of the 84th Infantry Division for an operation against Linnich and Beeck, Germany from the vicinity of Gereonsweiler. Company "C" was included in the task force to provide engineer assistance in crossing a known anti-tank ditch and for any other engineer work needed. The operation was conducted on 30 November. Tanks passed through the obstacle successfully after gaps were located and swept for mines.
Photo thanks to Phil Cohen on whose Camden, NJ WWII War Dead web site Rocco Rossi is memorialized
He is also memorialized on the Allied WWII Casualties in the Netherlands Remembered web site
T/5 Chester Paul Seitz (36 054 059) - Company A
KIA December 22, 1944 probably at road block 500 yards N of Rodt, Belgium (on a line centering on 811-896) - remains recovered at 803-907, 1.8 miles NE of Rodt - Age: 30y 1m 21d
MOS: 245 - Home Town: Belleville, IL - Buried at Henri-Chapelle, Belgium US Military Cemetery Section E, Row 12, Grave 9
Photo thanks to grandson Gary Seitz
T/5 Lucious Sumrall (34 230 954) - Company B
KIA December 23, 1944 Beho, Belgium VP 7583 to Harze, Belgium VK 5307 - Age: 24y 9m 7d
MOS: 734 (Half-track driver) - Home Town: Franklinton, LA - Buried at Noble Cemetery; Pine, LA
His Individual Deceased Personnel File
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Photo thanks to Millie Thomas, wife of nephew