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Personal info

Full name
VAIL, Harold Bernhard
Date of birth
4 September 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Illinois
Hometown
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35295999
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of the Our river, near Stupbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 12 26

Immediate family

Members
Thomas H. Vail (father)
Mary E. Vail (mother)
John L. Vail (brother)
Mary J. Vail (sister)
Margaret P. Vail (sister)
Ruth M. (Siek) Vail (wife)

More information

Harold B. Vail graduated from Green High School and operated the Dependable Cleaners before he enlisted on 22 November 1943 in Toledo, Ohio. He was sent overseas in May 1944.

He is remembered at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio.

Source of information: Peter Svhouteten, Toledo Blade - 19 February 1945, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dr. Cynthia Mahaffey