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name
ERB, Howard Jacob - Date of
birth
11 February 1913 -
Age
32 -
Place of birth
unknown -
Hometown
Ryder, Ward County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37172341 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
4 July 1945 - Place of
death
Near Windischeschenbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 19 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jacob E. Erb (father)
Isadore J. (Furlong) Erb (mother)
Laurence J. Erb (brother)
Eugene F. Erb (brother)
Jacob C. Erb (brother)
Wayne L. Erb (brother)
Clayton F. Erb (brother)
Emma K. Erb (sister)
Hubert W. Erb (brother)
Kenneth Erb (brother)
Everett E. Erb (brother)
Helen Erb (sister)
Roland Erb (brother)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / The tree of my kin / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - SaMo History
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Marshall and Mary McIntyre, www.ancestry.com - mgmc Family Tree