Name:
Frank B. Vandenberg
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
36102440
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
I
Row:
15
Grave:
18
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Frank B. Vandenberg was born on December 28, 1917 in Phelps, Charlevoix County, Michigan. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on June 6, 1944 during the invasion on Omaha Beach, France and is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France. His name is commemorated on the First Infantry Division monument on Omaha Beach, France but his surname is inscribed as Venderberg.