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Personal info

Full name
BEST, Ernest Exum
Date of birth
14 October 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Farmville, Pitt County, North Carolina
Hometown
Halifax County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
33850511
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 2 23

Immediate family

Members
Floyd C. Best (father)
Minnie G. Best (mother)
Otis Best (brother)
Floyd C. Best Jr. (brother)
Minnie R. Best (sister)
Edward Best (brother)
Carrie Best (sister)
Lawrence Best (brother)

More information

Pfc Ernest E Best enlisted in May 1944 and had been overseas since October 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, WWII Draft Card, 1940 US Census

Photo source: Tom Verheijden, The News and Observer - 6 May 1945