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HENNING, Homer Leroy - Date of
birth
24 December 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33682103 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
275th Infantry Regiment,
70th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 January 1945 - Place of
death
Philippsbourg, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 32 | 40 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harold H. Henning (father)
Mabel A. (Nevins) Henning (mother)
More information
S/Sgt Homer L. Henning enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 22 July 1943.He attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted.
He is remembered at the Park Lawn Cemetery in Jamestown, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / Bunce Family Tree, http://www.trailblazersww2.org, www.findagrave.com – Lois Bates
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - U.S., School Yearbooks Penn High School Pennsylvania / Donna Sense / Morey Bunce