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Personal info

Full name
EHRLICH, Howard Nyberk
Date of birth
4 August 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
New York City, New York County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
12041603
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Belmont-Les Rouges Eaux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 34 7

Immediate family

Members
Harvey D. Ehrlich (father)
Lillie (Nykerk) Ehrlich (mother)
Justine L. Ehrlich (sister)

More information

Pfc Howard N. Ehrlich was employed as a clerk at his fathers company.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States in New York City, New York on 10 January 1942.

From February 1944 to April 1944, he was hospitalized in Italy for wounds to his buttock and hip that were caused by machine gun fire.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his neck.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy