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EASTER, Howard Chester - Date of
birth
31 May 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Audrain County, Missouri -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39024102 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Clerval, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 20 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
Solomon R. Easter (father)
Anna B. (Sublette) Easter (mother)
Edna V. Easter (sister)
Harmon B. Easter (brother)
Elton S. Easter (brother)
Asberry Easter (brother)
Claude E. Easter (brother)
Ira E. Easter (brother)
Margaret F. Easter (sister)
Nell M. Easter (sister)
Wanda L. Easter (sister)
Wanda (Wiley) Easter (wife)
Helen M. Easter (daughter)
Susanna Easter (daughter)
More information
Pvt Howard C. Easter attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted in Fort MacArthur San Pedro, California on 25 March 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com - BJSK
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Betty Sublette Kuebler