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FRANKLIN, Herman - Date of
birth
30 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Louisiana -
Hometown
Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34070528 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 6 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph O. Franklin (father)
Martha J. (Jernigan) Franklin (mother)
Agnes (Lennard) Franklin (stepmother)
Sherman Franklin (brother)
Maola Franklin (sister)
Ocia Franklin (brother)
Jack Franklin (brother)
Oliver J. Franklin (half-brother)
Louis J. Franklin (half-brother)
Andrew J. Franklin (half-brother)
More information
Pvt Herman Franklin worked on a farm before he enlisted at Jacksonville AAF, Florida on 24 February 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
His brother Sherman Franklin is buried in American War Cemetery Margraten, Plot M, Row 15, Grave 17.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Clark Joy Family Tree / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten