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PERRINE, Harold - Date of
birth
12 June 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Roselle, Union County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Three Bridges, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32206895 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Mausbach, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 15 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
David M. Perrine (father)
Elizabeth Perrine (mother)
David Perrine (brother)
Thomas Perrine (brother)
Elizabeth Perrine (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Harold Perrine graduated from Flemington High School in 1936. He worked at Dorf Brothers in Flemington, New Jersey.He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 4 February 1942 and was sent overseas in September 1943.
When his mother received the telegram of the War Department, she believed there was a mistaken identity as S/Sgt Harold Perrine had a cousin named Harold Perrine serving overseas as well.
His father and another brother died in a tragic car accident five years prior to his death.
He is remembered at the Three Bridges Reformed Church Cemetery in Three Bridges, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930 Census, They Speak-Voices of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / Mindy, 1936 edition of "The Echo" yearbook