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Personal info

Full name
HUMBERT, Donald Edward
Date of birth
9 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
York, York County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Manchester, York County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33513713
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 6 14

Immediate family

Members
Calrence L. Humbert (father)
Elizabeth S. Humbert (mother)
Gilda M. Humbert (sister)
Dorothy A. Humbert (sister)
Richard E. Humbert (brother)

More information

Pfc Donald E. Humbert was employed at the American Wire Fabrics Corporation before he enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 24 July 1943 and was sent overseas in March 1944.

Source of information: Erwin Derhaag, Astrid van Erp, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Gazette and Daily (York, Pennsylvania) - 19 December 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.wwiimemorial.com - Gilda Albright, The Gazette and Daily (York, Pennsylvania),