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Personal info

Full name
ROSE, Elbert Byron Jr
Date of birth
1 August 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
East Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Cumberland County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42083957
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 5 50

Immediate family

Members
Elbert B. Rose (father)
Bessie B. Rose (mother)
Vincent A. Rose (brother)
Anna M. Rose (sister)
John D. Rose (brother)
Robert W. Rose (brother)
Darlene A. Rose (sister)
Franklin A. Rose (brother)
James P. Rose (brother)
Wilbur G. Rose (brother)

More information

Pfc Elbert B. Rose Jr. enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 26 July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Pennsylvania Church and Town Records / 1930 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Keith Allen