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Personal info

Full name
HEPPEL, Herman Richard
Date of birth
15 March 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
West Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Union, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32598280
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 January 1945
Place of death
Near Sinz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 4 11

Immediate family

Members
Herman E. Heppel (father)
Florence V. (Whitelock) Heppel (mother)
Florence B. Heppel (sister)
Theraia Heppel (sister)

More information

T/4 Herman R. Heppel attended Emerson High School for 3 years.

He enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 9 December 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Nolan Family Tree, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery