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SERBER, Dennis Brown - Date of
birth
31 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia -
Hometown
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35651573 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 March 1945 - Place of
death
East of Erfstadt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 45 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Reese E. Serber (father)
Bruce Bridges (stepfather)
Ella M. (Harris) Serber (mother)
Charles Serber (brother)
More information
Sgt Dennis B. Serber was a lumberman.He enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 17 February 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, 16th Infantry Regiment Historical Society - courtesy of Jasper van Kampen