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Personal info

Full name
ELLENBROOK, Henry
Date of birth
10 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Hometown
Greenwood, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35826840
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
Near Albestroff, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 11 35

Immediate family

Members
John Ellenbrook (father)
Anna (Schonfeld) Ellenbrook (mother)
John Ellenbrook Jr. (brother)
Adam Ellenbrook (brother)
George Ellenbrook (brother)
Anna Ellenbrook (sister)
Elizabeth Ellenbrook (sister)
Alfred Ellenbrook (brother)
Geraldine M. (Daniels) Ellenbrook (wife)
Carolyn S. Ellenbrook (daughter)
Cheryl L. Ellenbrook (son)

More information

Pvt Henry Ellenbrook was employed at the Diebolt Safe & Lock Company before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 1 April 1944 and he was sent overseas on 8 August 1944.

He was killed by small arms fire.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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 / Richard Tate Family Tree / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com - History of life, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal 11 December 1944
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal 11 December 1944