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Personal info

Full name
HERRELL, George William
Date of birth
29 August 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Wyandotte, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Douglas County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37699107
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Fritzlar, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 17 22

Immediate family

Members
Clarence W. Herrell (father)
Eva L. Herrell (mother)
Alice Herrell (sister)
Peggy Herrell (sister)
Duane Herrell (brother)
Esther A. (Hannibal) Herrell (wife)
Ronald G. Herrell (son)
Daniel Herrell (son)

More information

Pfc George W. Herrell attended Central High School. He was employed for several years at Killpatrick's Store and later at the Glenn L. Martin-Nebraska Company.

He enlisted at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 26 June 1944 and was sent overseas in December 1944.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Loren Bender, www.ancestry.com - Herrell Cabrinha Faimly Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Loren Bender / Laura Phillips