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HUBBARD, Herbert - Date of
birth
4 December 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35875820 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Eibertingen, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 6 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bige Hubbard (father)
Eva (Robertson) Hubbard (mother)
Virgie Hubbard (sister)
Martha J. Hubbard (sister)
Margaret (Fields) Hubbard (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Herbert Hubbard was a laboratory technician before he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 11 September 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - various family trees, www.newspapers.com - Hamilton Journal Daily News - 24 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Hamilton journal and Daily News - 24 February 1945