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COOMBS, Harold Arthur Jr - Date of
birth
6 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31364359 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 9 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harold A. Coombs (father)
Esther D. (Benson) Coombs (mother)
More information
Pfc Harold A. Coombs Jr. enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 28 June 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.
He is remembered at the Belleville Cemetery in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Taphophile / blazen36, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Taphophile