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Personal info

Full name
HERBERT, Harvey H
Date of birth
23 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Bowie, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland

Military service

Service number
13023974
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
Service Company,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wylerbaan, Groesbeek, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 7 1

Immediate family

Members
Norval H. Herbert (father)
Susie R. (Jones) Herbert (mother)
James P. Herbert (brother)
Bessie H. Herbert (sister)
Donella Herbert (sister)
Norval Herbert (brother)
Susan A. Herbert (daughter)

More information

Harvey H. Herbert attended high school for two years.

He joined the Regular Army in Baltimore, Maryland on 8 February 1941. He was sent overseas in Apri 1943 and took part in the African, Sicilian and Italian campaigns before before his unit was transferred to England to be refitted.

His brother, Norval, served with the Merchant Marine.

Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920-1930 Census / Family Trees, www.newspapers.com - The Evening Sun, Maryland Birth Index Cards - courtesy of Denise Robinson

Photo source: www.marketgarden.com, www.newspapers.com - The Evening Sun