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HAMP, Hershell E - Date of
birth
19 September 1911 -
Age
33 -
Place of birth
Maury County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Morgan County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34974410 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 November 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 39 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter M. Hamp (father)
Mark Lumpkin (foster father)
Mattie C. (Hershell) Lumpkin (foster mother)
Lorene Hamp (sister)
Paul Hamp (brother)
More information
Pvt Hershell E. Hamp was a driver.He enlisted in Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 26 March 1944.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful American, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Lumpkins Robets Family Tree, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: The Decatur Daily 23 January 1945