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Personal info

Full name
WHITNEY, Howard Alfred
Date of birth
11 December 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Redstone, Sheridan County, Montana
Hometown
Trout Creek, Sanders County, Montana

Military service

Service number
39927731
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Echtz-Schlich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 12 13

Immediate family

Members
Charles E. Whitney (father)
Oliane (Kristiansen) Whitney (mother)
Richard E. Whitney (brother)
Harold E. Whitney (brother)
Ruby G. Whitney (sister)
Leon R. Whitney (brother)
Raymond A. Whitney (brother)

More information

Pfc Howard A. Whitney enlisted at Fort Douglas, Utah on 25 March 1944.
He attended high school for four years and worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees - www.9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Carla Mans - Leah M. (Ashley) Whitney (niece) / Sheree Dowdle