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Personal info

Full name
HERMAN, John S
Date of birth
6 November 1903
Age
41
Place of birth
Tremont, Tazewell County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36778934
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Near Wiltz, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Gottlieb Herman (father)
Rosa Herman (mother)
Alvin Herman (brother)
Edwin Herman (brother)
Lydia Herman (sister)
Emma Herman (sister)
Mary Herman (sister)
Otto Herman (brother)
Samuel Herman (brother)
Grace Herman (wife)
John T. Herman (son)
Robert J. Herman (son)

More information

Pfc John S. Herman was a painter before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Cindy Todd Davis