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SHUTES, Howard Isaac - Date of
birth
30 October 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Michigan -
Hometown
St. Joseph County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36463413 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 13 | 70 |
Immediate family
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Members
Andrus L. Shutes (father)
Della M. (Haviland) Shutes (mother)
Bristol L. Shutes (brother)
Frederick W. Shutes (brother)
Ethel M. Shutes (sister)
More information
Pvt Howard I. Shutes enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 28 April 1943.He attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted.
Pvt Howard I. Shutes was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery Fosse, Belgium on Block XX, Row 2, Grave 34.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Shutes Erlandson Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Kenneth J. Baker
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Kenneth J. Baker