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JERRED, Howard Benton - Date of
birth
3 July 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Melette County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Edens, Gregory County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37600893 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
7 May 1946 - Place of
death
Salzburg, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 16 | 45 |
Immediate family
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Members
George B. Jerred (father)
Margie M. (Howlett) Jerred (mother)
Mary G. Jerred (sister)
Lyle H. Jurred (brother)
George B. Jerred Jr. (brother)
Lenora M. Jerred (sister)
Ronald H. Jerred (brother)
Verl H. Jerred (brother)
More information
Cpl Howard B. Jerred attended high school for four years and worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 27 July 1944 and sent overseas in January 1945.He was aboard a troop train and came too close to high-tension wires that supplied current to the train and electricity jumped to his body. A friend and commanding officer, Lt. Howard Beck, quoted, “I saw a blinding flash and Howard falling.” A letter addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Jerred from Lt. Beck said, “He came-to just shortly after it happened and recognized me and talked to me. He wasn’t in any great pain but complained he was awfully hot. Cpl Jerred died in the 42nd Field Hospital just outside Salzburg, Austria.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - David
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