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SHEROVICH, Louis - Date of
birth
17 April 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Oakland, Alameda County, California -
Hometown
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39108459 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Avricourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 25 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Milo Sherovich (father)
Helen Sherovich (mother)
More information
S/Sgt Louis Sherovich attended high school for two years and was a delivery boy at the Southern Pacific Company before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 5 October 1942.He died from artillery shell fragments to his chest.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 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 / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy