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Personal info

Full name
MOSS, Earvin John
Date of birth
10 September 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Ironton, Iron County, Missouri
Hometown
Des Arc, Iron County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37638124
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
Germeter, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 36 41

Immediate family

Members
Joseph F. Moss (father)
Irene V. (Piercefield) Moss (mother)
Gladys B. (Charlton) Moss (wife)
Barbara Moss (daughter)
James E. Moss (son)
Loren E. Moss (son)
Archie Moss (son)

More information

Earvin Moss's first name was also spelled as Ervin

He worked as a sales clerk before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 17 April 1944.

He is remembered at the Mountain View Cemetery in Des Arc, Iron County, Missouri.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Raf Dyckmans, Karen Walka (granddaughter), www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / 1920-1940 Census / Missouri Marriage Record / Social Security Death Index / Moss Family Tree, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - Tammy York, After Action Report 4th Infantry Division, http://boards.ancestry.com, IDPF of Raymond C. Blanton

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com - Tammy York, Gloria and Russell Griffitts