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Personal info

Full name
HEURICH, William Henry
Date of birth
12 February 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Mount Braddock, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33034759
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
Medical Detachment,
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Louis Heurich (father)
Bertha Herd (mother)
Charles Herd (stepfather)
Madlyn (Selby) Heurich (wife)
Bertha M. Heurich (daughter)
Madelyn (Stefanic) Heurich (wife)

More information

Pfc William H. Heurich enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 27 March 1941.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Courier

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Charles Boback (nephew)