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Personal info

Full name
MASHAW, Herbert William
Date of birth
29 April 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Oswego County, New York
Hometown
St. Lawrence County, New York

Military service

Service number
42123448
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 March 1945
Place of death
Near Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 5 1

Immediate family

Members
Earl J. Mashaw (father)
Mabel E. Mashaw (mother)
Donald Mashaw (brother)
Laurence Mashaw (brother)
Ruth Mashaw (sister)
Eva Mashaw (sister)
Betty Mashaw (sister)
Jean Mashaw (sister)

More information

Pvt Herbert W. Mashaw attended Gouverneur High School.

He enlisted on 19 August 1944 and was sent overseas on 7 February 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / 1930 Census, Rome NY Daily Sentinal 1945 Fulton History, http://9thinfantrydivision.net , http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org - The Tribune-press

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org - The Tribune-press