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Personal info

Full name
HERR, William R
Date of birth
21 August 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Hometown
Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35243768
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 February 1945
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 9 40

Immediate family

Members
Lauren Herr (father)
Catherine A. (McGarrey) Herr (mother)
Geraldine J. (Bindel) Herr (wife)

More information

Sgt William R. Herr graduated from North High School graduate and and attended Kent State University.

He and his wife operated a confectionery store.

He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 2 March 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, http://75thdivisiondad.com, www.newspapers.com - Akron Beacon Journal

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - Akron Beacon Journal