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HESSON, Herbert Walter - Date of
birth
23 July 1908 -
Age
36 -
Place of birth
Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan -
Hometown
Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36894519 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 December 1944 - Place of
death
Oberlimberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 43 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John W. Hesson (father)
Bessie L. (Sweet) Hesson (mother)
Dorothy J. (Langolf) Hesson (wife)
More information
Sgt Herbert W. Hesson was employed by the United Trucking Company before he enlisted on 6 January 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Mary Slater Mills Working Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - The Times Herald Michigan - 29 December 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam