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HIBBARD, Howard J - Date of
birth
20 July 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York -
Hometown
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6906475 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
354th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bösleben-Wullersleben-Witzleben, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Hiram Hibbard (father)
Agnes (Gorman) Hibbard (mother)
George Hibbard (brother)
Margaret Hibbard (sister)
Frank Hibbard (brother)
John Hibbard (brother)
Mary L. Hibbard (sister)
Dorothy Hibbard (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Howard J. Hibbard attended Benjamin Franklin High School and worked as an airplane mechanic.He joined the Regular Army at West Point, New York on 20 July 1937 and was sent overseas in January 1945.
His brother, Frank, served in China and his sister, Mary Louise, served in the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve in Santa Anna, California.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com 1920 Census, www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, http://www.89infdivww2.org/combat/index.htm, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle