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HOUGH, Ernest Henry - Date of
birth
3 July 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31297141 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near the village of Laid Prangeleux in the general vicinity of Devantave, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 14 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Henry Hough (father)
Jane E. Hough (mother)
Alice Hough (sister)
More information
Sgt Ernest H. Hough enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 12 February 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, Allan W. Howerton, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Massachusetts, Birth Records
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet