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Personal info

Full name
EMERICK, Donald Harvey
Date of birth
8 December 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36466816
Rank
Private
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
Medical Detachment,
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Gouvy, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 3 35

Immediate family

Members
Elbert A. Emrick (father)
Nellie (Beck) Emrick (mother)
Lucille E. Emrick (sister)
Helen L. Emrick (sister)
Dallas F. Emrick (brother)
Ruby E. Emrick (sister)
Howard C. Emrick (brother)
Madeline O. Emrick (sister)
Shirley C. Emrick (sister)
Harold E. Emrick (brother)

More information

Pvt Donald H. Emerick attended Southwestern High School.

He enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 9 February 1944 and was overseas for three months when he was killed.

His correct name is Emrick but for some reason, military records show Emerick which was the way the family name was spelled until the 1860s.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, Kathy McDermott, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Kenneth Seguin, The Detroit News - 19 February 1945