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HERL, Orville Roland - Date of
birth
3 March 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Oak Harbor, Ottawa County, Ohio -
Hometown
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35346964 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
Malmedy, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Walter Herl (father)
Jennier Herl (mother)
Harry M. Herl (brother)
Ethel L. Herl (sister)
Florence L. Herl (sister)
More information
T/5 Orville R. Herl attended Heidelberg University for one year and was a tool sharpener.He enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 7 November 1942.
On 23, 24 and 25 December 1944 the city center of Malmedy was bombed repeatedly by the United States Army Air Forces in a series of friendly fire incidents. Approximately 200 civilians were killed in the tragic attacks, while the number of American casualties has never been revealed by the United States Department of Defense. It is estimated that 69 American servicemen lost their lives of which a great number is still listed as missing in action.
The picture was taken in college in 1930.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census, www.oldhickory30th.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: FOHF, Heidelberg University 1930