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COURTNEY, Howard Wright Jr - Date of
birth
11 June 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey -
Hometown
New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-554727 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
353rd Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sobernheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 12 | 53 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Howard W. Courtney Sr. (father)
Alma W. (Bennett) Courtney (mother)
Robert W. Courtney (brother)
More information
2nd Lt Howard W. Courtney Jr. enlisted in Bethelem, Pennsylvania on 8 September 1942 and he received his training at Fort McClennan, Alabama before he was sent to the Officers Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-News 16 October 1944, www.lonesentry.com/gi_stories_booklets/89thinfantry/index.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks 1900-1999