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JARVIE, Howard Burney - Date of
birth
5 December 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Parnassus, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
New Kensington, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33166951 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 16 | 72 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph M. Jarvie (father)
Lula M. (Hindley) Jarvie (mother)
Ruth J. Jarvie (sister)
James A. Jarvie (brother)
More information
Pfc Howard B. Jarvie attended college for one year before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 27 March 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Warner Hindley Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Joel Frampton Gilfert