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Personal info

Full name
HOWARD, Jobie Vernon
Date of birth
27 December 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Grant County, Kentucky
Hometown
Berry, Harrison County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35081581
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Neuf-Brisach, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 11 35

Immediate family

Members
James W. Howard (father)
Oree D. (Gaines) Howard (mother)
Sara J. Howard (sister)
Thurman Howard (brother)
Wilker C. Howard (brother)
Parker S. Howard (brother)
Gladys Howard (sister)
Elzee F. Howard (sister)
Evelyn F. Howard (sister)
Claude E. Howard (brother)
Wanda L. Howard (sister)
Ruby P. (Souder) Howard (wife)

More information

Pvt Jobie V. Howard worked on a farm.

He enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 15 April 1944.

He was killed by small arms fire in the head.

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