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HERCULES, Francis - Date of
birth
4 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Ohio County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35870098 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Jussarupt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 15 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
James Hercules (father)
Mary (Papa) Hercules (mother)
Andrew P. Hercules (brother)
James J. Hercules (brother)
George J. Hercules (brother)
Julia Hercules (sister)
Mauritz A. Hercules (brother)
More information
Pvt Francis Hercules enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 14 July 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census, 36thID-roster-part-1.pdf, 141aar-October-November-1944.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson / www.ancestry.com - afinsley / https://dwc.org/