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Personal info

Full name
EMERY, Arthur
Date of birth
4 November 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Homeville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pottstown, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33392715
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 8 3

Immediate family

Members
John T. Emery (father)
Martha A. Emery (mother)
Edna Emery (sister)
Olive Emery (sister)
Charles Emery (brother)
John Emery (brother)
Grace Emery (sister)
Ethel Emery (sister)
Florence Emery (sister)
Clifford Emery (brother)
Hannah Emery (sister)

More information

Pfc Arthur Emery was a gardener before he enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 13 October 1942.

Source of information: AndrĂ© Koch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Ralp Peeters