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HEATH, Elmer Baker - Date of
birth
4 August 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia -
Hometown
Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33889799 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 March 1945 - Place of
death
Bruchhausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 40 |
Immediate family
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Members
Scott Heath (father)
Nora Heath (mother)
Delmar R. Heath (twin brother)
Ray Heath (brother)
Roy Heath (brother)
Marvin Heath (brother)
Cecil Heath (brother)
Ernest Heath (brother)
Anna J. Heath (sister)
Hazel Heath (sister)
Dorothy Heath (sister)
Virginia (Jones) Heath (wife)
Helen Heath (daughter)
Nancy Heath (daughter)
Biography
http://www.facesbeyondthegraves.com/heath.htmlMore information
Pfc Elmer B. Heath attended high school for two years and was a truck driver.He enlisted at Fort G. Meade, Maryland on 30 May 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.awon.org/fathers1.html, http://www.facesbeyondthegraves.com/heath.html
Photo source: http://www.awon.org/awheath.html, Siem Voogt, http://www.facesbeyondthegraves.com/heath.html, Helen Heath Vernon (daughter)