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VAN ETTEN, Howard L - Date of
birth
21 January 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Wallkill, Orange County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32148638 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Half-Track Driver -
Unit
A Company,
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 2 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clement C. Van Etten (father)
Charlotte (Quick) Van Etten (mother)
Iva J. Van Etten (sister)
Mark Van Etten (brother)
George Van Etten (brother)
Bert C. Van Etten (brother)
Clifford L. Van Etten (brother)
Maude M. Van Etten (wife)
Howard L. Van Etten Jr. (son)
More information
T/5 Howard L. Van Etten was a farm manager before he enlisted in Newark, New York on 15 May 1941.
Source of information: Howard van Etten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / Ghiano Family Tree, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/- After Action Report, 53rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, July 1944 thru May 1945
Photo Source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Howard Van Etten