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Personal info

Full name
CAZABON, Henry Bernard
Date of birth
23 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Buras, Plaquemine's Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38494098
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bavigne, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 16 36

Immediate family

Members
Vaniel Cazabon (father)
Virginia M. (Encalade) Cazabon (mother)
Ellen Cazabon (sister)
Hansel Cazabon (twin brother)
George Cazabon (brother)
Vernon Cazabon (brother)
Edith V. Cazabon (sister)

More information

Pvt Henry B. Cazabon was a fisherman before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in New Orleans, Louisiana on 18 May 1943.

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, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: Peter Schouteten