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Personal info

Full name
WHITE, Homer Edward Jr
Date of birth
23 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
McDermott, Scioto County, Ohio
Hometown
Greene County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35878367
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
Near Zülpich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 8 1

Immediate family

Members
Homer E. White Sr. (father)

More information

Pfc Homer E. White Jr. was a messenger before he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 18 October 1943.

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, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet