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EBERLY, Clifford B - Date of
birth
19 May 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Banner, Woodbury County, Iowa -
Hometown
Lawton, Woodbury County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37680747 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Gunner -
Unit
10th Tank Battalion,
5th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
31 March 1945 - Place of
death
Wesel, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Fred H. Eberly (father)
Ethel M. (Burke) Eberly (mother)
Victor R. Eberly (brother)
Gladys E. Eberly (sister)
Genevieve E. Eberly (sister)
Frances J. (Davidson) Eberly (wife)
More information
Pfc Clifford B. Eberly attended 4 years of high school before he enlisted at Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa on 28 October 1943.The tank in which he was a gunner was pierced by an enemy shell which set the vehicle on fire.
Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Iowa Birth and Christening index / Family Tree, Woodbury obituaries
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Have Paws will travel!