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Personal info

Full name
ROSE, Hugh Merritt
Date of birth
1 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Henderson, Jefferson County, New York
Hometown
Jefferson County, New York

Military service

Service number
42092289
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 3 31

Immediate family

Members
Kent C. Rose (father)
Bertha Rose (mother)

More information

Pfc Hugh M. Rose enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 7 January 1944.
He attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted.
Pfc Hugh M. Rose was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, Block K4, Row 3, Grave 43.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 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, www.findagrave.com – C. Rose

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet