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SHUGERT, Howard Worley - Date of
birth
3 September 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37611243 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 November 1944 - Place of
death
Zevenbergen, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 12 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ralph B. Shugert (father)
May Shugert (mother)
Ralph Shugert (brother)
More information
Howard Shugert was part of a combat patrol of G Company, charged with setting up a road block. He volunteered to make a dangerous reconnaissance, during which he killed one German, captured another and returned with vital information as to the deployment of enemy troops. He volunteered for a second patrol which was ambushed and suffered fatal wounds.He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for this action.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Arjan van Hassel, Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.104infdiv.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks - Maplewood Ritchland Heights High School 1941