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Personal info

Full name
STAPLES, Ervin C
Date of birth
14 October 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Maryland
Hometown
Prince George's County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
6828777
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
Malmedy, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

More information

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. Ervin Staples was one of those casualties of friendly fire.

He is remembered at the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery in Highwood, Illinois.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: FOHF, www.findagrave.com - Darrin Moore, Harry Franssen, Judi B