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HEATH, Elmer Jr "Red" - Date of
birth
30 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Cass, Sullivan County, Indiana -
Hometown
Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-558787 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
355th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Oberwesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 15 | 25 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Elmer A. Heath (father)
Ada B. (Ward) Heath (mother)
Helen Heath (daughter)
Nancy Heath (daughter)
More information
2Lt Elmer Heath Jr. attended the University of Missouri for one year and joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Columbia, Missouri on 29 October 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Headstone and Interment Record / Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940 / Book – War Diary of Third Battalion, 355 Infantry Regiment, 89th Division 25 January 1945 to 12 May 1945, www.findagrave.com - dnbollinger
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - kim, www.newspapers.com - Greenville Sun 27 December 1945