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MILBURY, Norman William - Date of
birth
29 September 1907 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire -
Hometown
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31456797 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Siersdorf-Dürboslar, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 21 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
William Milbury (father)
Edith C. (Burpee) Milbury (mother)
Ambrose T. Milbury (brother)
Georgia M. Milbury (sister)
Alice E. Milbury (sister)
Annibel Milbury (sister)
Eugene L. Milbury (brother)
Theodore Milbury (brother)
Ethel E. (Clements) Milbury (wife)
Gary Milbury (son)
Joyce Milbury (daughter)
More information
Pvt Norman W. Milbury graduated from Sanborn Sseminary in Kingston in 1925 and was employed at the L.S. Starrett Tool Co. in Athol, Massachusetts and Mears Wood Heel Co. in Irving, Massachusetts before he enlisted on 21 March 1944 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.He was sent overseas in September 1944 and joined his unit from a replacement sepot on 27 October 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, Joyce Milbury Bodwell (daughter), www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Marriage Index / Headstone and Interment Record / Stanley Family Tree / WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com - The Portsmouth Herald
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Joyce Milbury Bodwell (daughter)