EFFEREN, Howard B
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EFFEREN, Howard B |
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Servicenumber: | 42069771 |
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Age: | Not available | |
Born: | 1917, New York | |
Hometown: | New York, New York County, New York | |
Family: | George Efferen (father) Francis Efferen (mother) George Efferen (brother) Harry Efferen (brother) Michael Efferen (brother) William Efferen (brother) Frank Efferen (brother) Anna Efferen (sister) May Efferen (sister) Diana B. Efferen (wife) Howard Efferen (son) Diana Efferen (daugther) |
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Rank: | Private First Class | |
Function: | Not available | |
Regiment: | 120th Infantry Regiment | |
Battalion: | 1st Battalion | |
Division – Transport: | 30th Infantry Division | |
Company – Squadron: | B Company | |
Unit – Group: | - | |
Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) |
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Date of death: | 16 January 1945 | |
Status: | KIA | |
Place of death: | Thirimont, Belgium | |
Spot: | Not available | |
Awards: | Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster | |
Gravenumber: | Plot A, Row 2, Grave 30 | |
Cemetery: | American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle | |
Biography: | - | |
Other information: |
Pfc Howard Efferen enlisted in New York City, New York on 26 January 1944. He was killed during a counterattack, with the |
Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, www.oldhickory.com, www.30thinfantry.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet