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Personal info

Full name
HOUSTON, Herbert Delos
Date of birth
10 December 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina
Hometown
Sugar Fork, Macon County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34890358
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schmittviller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 4 30

Immediate family

Members
Gordon G. Houston (father)
Dovie M. (Southhazel) Houston (mother)
Ruth L. Houston (sister)
Vera B. Houston (sister)
Gordon L. Houston (brother)
Mary P. Houston (sister)
Lucille I. Houston (sister)
John W. Houston (brother)
Dorothy L. Houston (sister)
Willard C. Houston (brother)

More information

Pfc Herbert D. Houston was a farmhand before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 14 August 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the stomach.

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