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Personal info

Full name
HURLEY, Melvin G
Date of birth
25 October 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Wisconsin
Hometown
Union County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42142813
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 January 1945
Place of death
South of Büllingen, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 1 44

Immediate family

Members
William Hurley (father)
Bertha Hurley (mother)
Pearline (Charlton) Hurley (wife)

More information

Sgt Melvin G. Hurley attended high school for four years and was a stock clerk.

He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 29 May 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Heidi Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Anthony Destro