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HEADLAND, Elvin R - Date of
birth
20 July 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13188814 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
Sandbostel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 13 | 48 |
Immediate family
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Members
William F. Headland (father)
Gladys E. (Griffin) Headland (mother)
Clyde W. Headland (brother)
More information
Elvin R. Headland graduated from Rochester High School.He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 8 July 1943.
He joined his unit from the 14th Replacement Depot on 21 December 1944.
According to the morning report of 4 January 1945, T/5 Headland, together with 43 enlisted men, went missing in action that day during an attack on Marvie in Belgium.
He died in Stalag X-B in Sandbostel, Germany where he initially was buried at the POW cemetery.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.coulthart.com/134
www.ancestry.com - Gamble Family Tree / WWII Enlistment Record, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, Europe Registration of Foreigners and German Persecutees
Photo source: Jac Engels, Rochester High School 1943