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QUEER, Harry Eugene - Date of
birth
22 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1303542 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Palenberg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry Queer (father)
Effie (Stutzman) Queer (mother)
Lena E. (Stclair) Queer (sister)
Nevin E. Queer (brother)
William K. Queer (brother)
Ruth J. (Specht) Queer (wife)
More information
1st Lt Harry E. Queer graduated from Somerset High School with the class of 1937. He was employed by the Railway Express AgencyHe joined the National Guard on 17 February 1941 in Somerset, Pennsylvania.
The date of death is listed at the ABMC database as 25 November 1944. The National Archives and Records Administration Register, World War II Dead Interred in American Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil and World War II and Korea Missing or Lost or Buried at Sea. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration lists the date as 23 November 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Duffy Floyd, Amy Milor, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1920/1930 Census, Harry Eugene Queen Family Trees, 84th Infantry Division Unit History
Photo source: Tom Verheijden, Amy Milor, Peter Schouteten