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Personal info

Full name
HERMAN, Elmer John
Date of birth
23 April 1905
Age
39
Place of birth
St. Genevieve County, Missouri
Hometown
Saline, St. Genevieve County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37399052
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
Southern outskirts of Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 11 61

Immediate family

Members
John V. Herman (father)
Mary E. (Vogt) Herman (mother)
Edgar Herman (brother)
Elenora S. Herman (sister)
Louisa L. Herman (sister)
Emma V. Herman (sister)
Bertha Herman (sister)
Martha M. Herman (sister)

More information

Pfc Elmer J. Herman enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 20 November 1942.

He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / various family trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet