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Personal info

Full name
TAVES, Harold Alfred
Date of birth
13 October 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13054402
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bergstein-Brandenberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 18 8

Immediate family

Members
Gustave H. Taves (father)
Sallie (Seidel) Taves (mother)
Arlene R. Taves (sister)
Harry E. Taves (brother)
Jeane E. (Raup) Taves (wife)

More information

Pfc Harold A. Taves worked at the Allentown State hospital.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 26 February 1942 and was sent overseas in November 1943.

Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / 1920 Census / Family Tree, After Action Report 13th Inf Reg 8th Inf Div 1 – 31 December 1944, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call, www.fold3.com - WWII Registration Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call