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Personal info

Full name
RAILSBACK, Earl Bland
Date of birth
2 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Braymer, Caldwell County, Missouri
Hometown
Whittier, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
O1305309
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 October 1944
Place of death
Housseras, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 17 37

Immediate family

Members
Guy H. Railsback (father)
Hattie F. (Wright) Railsback (mother)
Ruth L. Railsback (sister)
Jane E. Railsback (sister)
Eleanor G. Railsback (sister)
Guy F. Railsback (brother)
Mabel L. (Herreth) Railsback (wife)

More information

1st Lt Earl B. Railsback graduated from Whittier High School in 1936 and worked on a farm before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 24 January 1941.

A memorial plaque honoring Lt Railsback and his comrades was erected at Saint-Pient church, Housseras. It reads: "In appreciation of Lieutenant Earl B. Railsbak and his comrades of the 157th Infantry Regiment of the 45th US Division. Fallen for our liberation from the Nazi occupation on 25 October 1944."

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.wwiimemorial.com – Mrs Mabel L. Russell, American War Memorials Overseas