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Personal info

Full name
HERLETT, James Ralph
Date of birth
31 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Corry, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
O-1316047
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Platoon Commander
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 2 19

Immediate family

Members
Ralph J. Herlett (father)
Grace (Smith) Herlett (mother)
Katherine R. (Wolff) Herlett (wife)
Judith D. Herlett (daughter)

More information

1st Lt James R. Herlett attended Torrance High School and worked for Bank of America and the Torrance Herald Newspaper.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch,  Torrance Herald - 7 December 1944, LTC Gregory Davis, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, Daniel and Audrey Briggs, Kathy Sloan, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Card / Texas Birth Index

Photo source: Fred Munckhof, www.findagrave.com - CABrown, Torrance Herald - 7 December 1944