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Personal info

Full name
MORGAN, Herbert J
Date of birth
10 May 1905
Age
39
Place of birth
Gilberton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33310980
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
Near Houffalize, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 15 12

Immediate family

Members
Francis Morgan (father)
Harriet E. (Jarvis) Morgan (mother)
Nathaniel F. Morgan (brother)
Carolyn A. (Engel) Morgan (wife)

More information

Pfc Herbert J. Morgan enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 27 April 1942.

He was a plumber before he enlisted.

Pfc Herbert J. Morgan was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block ZZ, Row 1, Grave 4.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Orville L. Kline, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Mark L. Hopkins Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet