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HUITT, Harold D - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Missouri -
Hometown
Linn, Dent County, Missouri -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6916108 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
28 September 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter F. Huitt (father)
Ruth E. Huitt (mother)
Maxine D. Huitt (sister)
Doris M. Huitt (sister)
Roy G. Huitt (brother)
More information
Pvt Harold D. Huitt worked in the petroleum production before he joined the Regular Army on 7 January 1939. In 1940, he was stationed in Panama.He was sent overseas on 1 August 1944 and he was reported slightly wounded in action on 24 September 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Salem News 2 November 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S, www.ancestry.com - huitt52