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Personal info

Full name
HEADLEY, Howard Harvey
Date of birth
12 July 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Rainswood, Northumberland County, Virginia
Hometown
Northumberland County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33882846
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 11 17

Immediate family

Members
Harry H. Headley (father)
Evelyn Headley (mother)
Hugh S. Headley (brother)
Leslie R. Headley (brother)
Elizabeth S. Headley (sister)
Mary J. Headley (sister)
Ellsworth M. Headley (brother)
Chollet Headley (sister)
Ruth E. (Rock) Headley (wife)
Gloria J. Headley (daughter)

More information

Pvt Howard H. Headley enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 10 April 1944.

He was taken prisoner on 14 November 1944 and died a day later. Whether he died in a German hospital or in a POW camp is not known.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, http://aad.archives.gov

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Headley Family - courtesy of Debbie Holloman