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HOLMES, Howard Charles - Date of
birth
3 August 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama -
Hometown
East Tallassee, Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
44031689 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Baerenthal, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Floyd S. Holmes (father)
Flora N. (Crockett) Holmes (mother)
Emma S. (Bonner) Holmes (wife)
Howard B. Holmes (son)
More information
Pfc Howard C. Holmes attended high school for four years before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 7 September 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 / Leopard Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman