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BITTLE, Horace Bradford Jr - Date of
birth
16 December 1919 -
Age
25 -
Place of birth
Norfolk County, Virginia -
Hometown
Suffolk, Nansemond County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33889384 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Ingweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | 60 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Horace B. Bittle (father)
Ava (Eure) Bittle (mother)
Earnestine Bittle (sister)
Bernice E. (Allan) Bittle (wife)
Lynda Bittle (daughter)
More information
Pvt Horace B. Bittle attended high school for four years.He enlisted at Fort George G Meade, Maryland on 27 May 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / Bailey Family Tree / Virginia, Birth Records, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - World War II Young American Patriots, www.findagrave.com - kim