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BAUSHAUSEN, Henry Vincent - Date of
birth
1914 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Falls County, Texas -
Hometown
Marlin, Falls County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-409715 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
3rd Battalion,
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Silver Star,
Bronze Star
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 November 1944 - Place of
death
Kerling-lès-Sierck, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 16 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Henry E. Baushausen (father)
Anna (Marek) Baushausen (mother)
Edna M. (Erwin) Baushausen (wife)
Ruth Ann Baushausen (daughter)
More information
Capt Henry V. Baushausen graduated from Marlin High School and Texas A&M College. He enlisted in June 1941.He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry in action on 15 June 1944.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism on 11 November 1944.
In September 1944 American forces liberated the French town of Aumetz. Capt Baushausen was honored by the French citizens of this town by changing the name of one of the villages streets to Rue Baushausen.
Capt Henry V. Baushausen was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Boyce Family Tree / 1930 Census / Wentrcek Family Tree, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: -, Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Falls County, Texas, Texas A & M University - 1940