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HAISTINGS, Ernie J - Date of
birth
17 February 1910 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Illinois -
Hometown
Mendon, Adams County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36057120 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Messelhausen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 11 | 64 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lorenzo D. Haistings (father)
More information
Pfc Ernie J. Haistings worked on a farm before he enlisted in Scott Field, Illinois on 27 March 1942.He was first buried at the German War Cemetery in Reutti, Germany.
He is remembered at the Mendon Cemetery in Mendon, Adams County, Illinois.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen – Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com – Sue Whitaker
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Sue Whitaker