Name:
Harold Lyle Van Patten
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
387612
Unit:
3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-27
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan, USA
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Harold Lyle Van Patten was born on July 2, 1922, in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan. He was the son of John Calvin "Gent" Van Patten and Fredia Ann Reynolds Van Patten.
He served in the 3rd Signal Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division as a Private during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 27, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.