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Personal info

Full name
PETERS, Harry A
Date of birth
9 July 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Western Springs, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36901610
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vagney, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 14 19

Immediate family

Members
Henry F. Peters (father)
Elleen Peters (mother)
Irene Peters (sister)
Irwin Peters (brother)
Raymond Peters (brother)
Edmund Peters (brother)

More information

Pvt Harry A. Peters attended high school for one year and was a copper chef employed by the Marcotte Crotty Co.

He enlisted on 24 January 1944 and was sent overseas in July 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

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