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BOXSTALL, Herman Raymond - Date of
birth
13 September 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois -
Hometown
East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36783111 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 October 1944 - Place of
death
Bruyères, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 45 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Cleman Boxstall (father)
Leontina (VanWynsberghe) Boxstall (mother)
Elsie A. Boxstall (sister)
Frances Boxstall (sister)
Alice M. (DeGeeter) Boxstall (wife)
Nancy Boxstall (daughter)
More information
Pvt Herman R. Boxstall was married to Alice Mary DeGeeter on 11 May 1940.He was employed at the John Deere Harvester Company in East Moline before he enlisted in January 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / 1930/1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Rock Island Argus 6 November 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson, www.newspapers.com - The Rock Island Argus 6 November 1944