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Personal info

Full name
EARLEY, Henry Andrew
Date of birth
2 May 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Clarion County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Cowansville, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33280843
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
12 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 47 21

Immediate family

Members
Andrew C. Earley (father)
Sarah A. (Hopper) Earley (mother)
Richard B. Earley (brother)
Edna Earley (sister)
Mildred I. Earley (sister)

More information

Pfc Henry A. Earley enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 22 June 1942 and was sent overseas in the spring of 1944.

He died of wounds received on 2 December 1944 caused by artillery shell fragments to his spine and trunk. The exact location where he died is not known.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Morris Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Avellino Roots / Lasherp
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Lasherp, www.ancestry.com - Bodeman