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HERRING, Earl Mitchell Jr - Date of
birth
14 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Polk County, Georgia -
Hometown
Polk County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34826094 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Tettingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Earl M. Herring, Sr. (father)
Lottie H. (Bowman) Herring (mother)
John F. Herring (brother)
Guy R. Herring (brother)
More information
T/4 Earl M. Herring Jr. enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 27 July 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his stomach and lungs.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limery, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
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