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TAPPEN, Earl Orviss - Date of
birth
18 May 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas -
Hometown
Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38411347 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
640th Ordnance Ammunition Company
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Awards
Soldier's Medal
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 14 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charley Tappen (father)
Azalee (Henry) Tappen (mother)
Ruth Tappen (sister)
Dorothy Tappen (sister)
Jewel Tappen (sister)
Charley Tappen Jr. (brother)
Rosalie Tappen (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Earl O. Tappen enlisted on 2 January 1943 in Houston, Texas.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, Archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Ancestry.com - Jones Prejean Family Tree / Texas Birth Index, / 1930/1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
Photo source: Findagrave.com - Des Philippet