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FLADD, Howard B - Date of
birth
13 April 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Trout Run, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33494914 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hürtgen, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ernest F. Fladd (father)
Laura M. (Moyer) Fladd (mother)
Kenneth Fladd (brother)
Fay Fladd (sister)
George Fladd (brother)
Glenn Fladd (brother)
Catherine Fladd (sister)
Irvin Fladd (brother)
Richard Fladd (brother)
Freda A. Fladd (sister)
Emma G. Fladd (wife)
More information
Pfc Howard B. Fladd enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 28 December 1942. He was sent overseas in August 1944.E Company had prepared a defensive position in the vicinity of Hürtgen, Germany. Pvt Fladd was believed to have entered a mine field in front of the company position.
During an area search by an investigation team of the 6890th Q.M.G.R.Co on 17 May 1946, Howard Fladd's remains were found above ground, among with the remains of six other American servicemen in Hürtgen, Germany. He was evacuated to Ardennes Cemetery and initially buried in a temporary grave on 21 May 1946. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place in April 1949.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, NARA Records, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census, IDPF
Photo source: Joel Frampton Gilfert