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SILLMAN, Howard C - Date of
birth
8 June 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
New York City, New York -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32334609 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Düren, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 10 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Philip L. Sillman (father)
Elizabeth R. (Augenti) Sillman (mother)
Philip J. Sillman (brother)
Gordon E. Sillman (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Howard C. Sillman sheet metal worker before he enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 11 May 1942.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Sillman Family Tree / 1920 Census,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet