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1LT Harold J. Bankert

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1LT Harold J. Bankert Veteran

Birth
Iroquois, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA
Death
6 May 1943 (aged 25)
Burial
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 3, Site #0427
Memorial ID
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Harold J. Bankert served as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Army during World War II.

He was a son of Berton Leemore and Alma (Alice) Cecil (Cahail) Bankert.

He was killed in action on May 6, 1943, most likely in the North African Theater of Operations.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army on November 28, 1940 at Ft. McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia.

He was originally from Iroquois, South Dakota.

He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on June 8, 1948.

Harold J. Bankert served as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Army during World War II.

He was a son of Berton Leemore and Alma (Alice) Cecil (Cahail) Bankert.

He was killed in action on May 6, 1943, most likely in the North African Theater of Operations.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army on November 28, 1940 at Ft. McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia.

He was originally from Iroquois, South Dakota.

He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on June 8, 1948.

Inscription


HAROLD J
BANKERT
SOUTH DAKOTA
1 LIEUT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DECEMBER 28 1917
MAY 6 1943

Gravesite Details

Section 3, Row 7, Position 13




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  • Created by: Karl Stelly
  • Added: Jan 11, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46577433/harold_j-bankert: accessed ), memorial page for 1LT Harold J. Bankert (28 Dec 1917–6 May 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46577433, citing Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Karl Stelly (contributor 47103588).