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Personal info

Full name
HERBERT, George
Date of birth
30 March 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Lansford, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lansford, Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33622863
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
193rd Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
Near Flamierge, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 8 43

Immediate family

Members
John Herbert (father)
Helen Herbert (mother)
Mary Herbert (sister)
John Herbert (brother)
Paul Herbert (brother)

More information

Pfc George Herbert was a miner before he enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 8 April 1943. He volunteered for the airborne infantry after basic training and obtained his wings at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. He was sent overseas in August 1944.

He was first buried at theTemporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery