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PFC Max Julius Opitz

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PFC Max Julius Opitz Veteran

Birth
Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas, USA
Death
16 Dec 1944 (aged 29)
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
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Pfc Max J. Opitz enlisted in the U.S. Army at Camp Wolters, Denton County, Texas on 4 February 1942 as a Private.
He completed grammar school and was single without dependents, 69” 144 pounds. He Married Frances Aline McBride just before he went over seas. He was seriously wounded during the battle of Jülich, Germany on 16 December 1944 and died of his wounds. His father and mother were born in Germany.

He was Killed in Action near West bank of the Rur river in Jülich, Germany.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-o/57353-opitz-max-j
Pfc Max J. Opitz enlisted in the U.S. Army at Camp Wolters, Denton County, Texas on 4 February 1942 as a Private.
He completed grammar school and was single without dependents, 69” 144 pounds. He Married Frances Aline McBride just before he went over seas. He was seriously wounded during the battle of Jülich, Germany on 16 December 1944 and died of his wounds. His father and mother were born in Germany.

He was Killed in Action near West bank of the Rur river in Jülich, Germany.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-o/57353-opitz-max-j

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Mark Julius Opitz (father)
Elizabeth R. (Hildebrand) Opitz (mother)
Rudolph M. Opitz (brother)
William John Opitz (brother)
Elizabeth Myrtle Opitz (sister)
Nina H. Opitz (sister)
Mary Virginia Opitz (sister)
Majorie Jane Opitz (sister)
Frances Aline (McBride) Opitz (wife)



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  • Maintained by: Coleman ✿
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56302424/max_julius-opitz: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Max Julius Opitz (8 Nov 1915–16 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56302424, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by Coleman ✿ (contributor 47076912).