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Personal info

Full name
SMALL, Herman
Date of birth
5 December 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Martin County, Kentucky
Hometown
Martin County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
15064884
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pournoy-la-Chetieve, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 3 24

Immediate family

Members
Frank Small (father)
Sadie (Preece) Small (mother)
Dennie Small (brother)
Ernest Small (brother)
Richard Small (brother)

More information

Sgt Herman Small enlisted in the Regular Army at Ft. Thomas Newport, Kentucky on 13 December 1940.
He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy