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PEARL, Elmer Joseph - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31160186 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Nomeny, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 12 | 90 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward C. Pearl (father)
Margaret C. Pearl (mother)
Edward J. Pearl (brother)
Alice Pearl (sister)
Clifford Pearl (brother)
Dorothy M. Pearl (sister)
Virginia L. Pearl (sister)
More information
T/5 Elmer J. Pearl attended high school for two years and was an electrician before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 13 August 1942.He joined his unit from a replacement battalion on 21 September 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census /Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thDivision.com, www.findagrave.com
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