Name:
Ernest L. Hetke
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
36222296
Unit:
531st Engineer Shore Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-06-10
State:
Wisconsin
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
B
Row:
8
Grave:
30
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Ernest L. Hetke was born in 1917 in Wisconsin. He was the son of E. Robert Hetke and Florentina Hetke. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Sergeant in the 531st Engineer Shore Regiment. He died on June 10, 1944 and is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Ernest was one of two men killed from his unit on that day.