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Personal info

Full name
NICHOLS, Harvey Hobson
Date of birth
6 March 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Opelika, Lee County, Alabama
Hometown
Ocilla, Irwin County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34980273
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kayersberg – Ammerschwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 42 7

Immediate family

Members
John H. Nichols (father)
Ludie (Walton) Nichols (mother)
Henry Nichols (brother)
Jansie Nichols (sister)
Lela M. Nichols (sister)
Jonnie L. Nichols (sister)
Avis Nichols (sister)
Randall Nichols (brother)
Juanita Nichols (sister)
Darice Nichols (sister)
Lenora (Harper) Nichols (wife)
Lamar Nichols (son)
Randal L. Nichols (son)
James A. Nichols (son)

More information

Pvt Harvey H. Nichols attended high school for four years and was a chauffeur, employed by the Farm Security Administration.

He enlisted at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 24 April 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy