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Personal info

Full name
ECKERT, Harvey Joseph
Date of birth
17 May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Hometown
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32913851
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 November 1944
Place of death
Near Uhlwiller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 34 18

Immediate family

Members
Monroe V. Eckert Sr. (father)
Augusta (Scheuplein) Eckert (mother)
Monroe V. Eckert Jr. (brother)
Gertrude F. Eckert (sister)
Henry W. Eckert (brother)
Estella B. Eckert (sister)
Ethel M. Eckert (sister)

More information

Pfc Harvey J. Eckert enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 13 April 1943. He was sent overseas in June 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Miller Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Grave Content
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy/ Melanie S