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Personal info

Full name
HAPPERSETT, Howard Wilson
Date of birth
23 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33783863
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
The woods near the Rocherath Strasse, north of Krinkelt on the Belgian-German border

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 16 26

Immediate family

Members
Jacob Happersett (father)
Elizabeth C. (McMullin) Happersett (mother)
Gibson C. Happersett (brother)
Anna A. Happersett (sister)
William E. Happersett (brother)
Robert S. Happersett (brother)
Elizabeth A. Happersett (sister)
Paul Happersett (brother)
Thelma E. (Heebner) Happersett (wife)

More information

Pvt Howard W. Happersett attended Upper Darby High School.

He was an electrician before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 3 June 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Harry Habbersett, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Harry Habbersett, www.ancestry.com - Upper Darby High School Yearbook 1935