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HUMMEL, Delbert G - Date of
birth
8 May 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Middleburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33014855 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
22 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 16 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Elias H. Hummel (father)
Blanche S. (Shambach) Hummel (mother)
Sterryl R. Hummel (brother)
Marjorie B. Hummel (sister)
More information
Pfc Delbert G. Hummel graduated from Sellinsgrove High School and worked at a local packagings plant.He enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 27 April 1942.
At the time of his death, the 3rd Battalion was engaged in the fighting in the vicinity of Maspelt - Lommersweiler - Steinebrück, Belgium.
His brother Sterryl served in New Guinea.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Walters Family Tree, www.indianamilitary.org/106ID/SoThinkMenu/106thSTART
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune