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FORREST, Ernest Glenn - Date of
birth
16 February 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Swift, Washington County, Ohio -
Hometown
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35844172 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
George O. Forrest (father)
Estella N. (Newton) Forrest (mother)
Florence E. Forrest (sister)
Wilbur G. Forrest (brother)
Margaret R. (Smith) Forrest (wife)
More information
Pvt Ernest G. Forrest attended high school for two years before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 23 June 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Schreiber Kuechl Family Tree / Ohio County Marriage Records, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Edward Boeh
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Robert Sage