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NICHOLSON, Earl H - Date of
birth
1919 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Oklahoma -
Hometown
Wichita County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6294181 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Warburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 14 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Kelly Nicholson (father)
Sarah M. Nicholson (mother)
Claybourne A. Nicholson (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Earl H. Nicholson graduated from Wichita Falls High School in 1938.He joined the Regular Army at Pope Field, Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 3 November 1939. He was with the 38th infantry for three years.
S/Sgt Nicholson is remembered at Riverside Cemetery in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Julie Coley, University of North Texas