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Personal info

Full name
HEATH, Jesse Hartwell Jr
Date of birth
8 February 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Prince George County, Virginia
Hometown
Petersburg, Virginia

Military service

Service number
O-363387
Rank
Captain
Function
unknown
Unit
66th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Devant-Tâve, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 15 73

Immediate family

Members
Jesse H. Heath (father)
Emily G. (Gilliam) Heath (mother)
Emily G. Heath (sister)
Sarah F. Heath (sister)
Hannah W. Heath (sister)

More information

Capt Jesse H. Heath Jr. graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1938.

He joined the Regular Army on 23 March 1940.

Capt Heath is remembered at the Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Family Trees, www.militarytimes.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Goldeneagle, David Jackson, Virginia Military Institute - 1938