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TAPLEY, Herman Alfred - Date of
birth
9 April 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Thebes, Alexander County, Illinois -
Hometown
Thebes, Alexander County, Illinois -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36952480 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
5 February 1945 - Place of
death
France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 27 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Floyd Tapley (father)
Virgie K. (King) Tapley (mother)
Paul E. Tapley (brother)
Floyd C. Tapley (brother)
Elsie M. Tapley (sister)
Everett Tapley (brother)
Bobby G. Tapley (brother)
More information
Pvt Herman A. Tapley was unemployed when he enlisted on 9 April 1943.During the battle for the Hürtgenwald, in December 1944, in the vicinity of the villages Brandenberg-Bergstein, he was reported severely wounded in action at his skull when he stepped on a landmine.
He was hospitalized in France where he died of his wounds on 5 February 1945.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Solers, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy