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SAMUELS, Henry Earl Jr - Date of
birth
17 May 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
West Nicholson, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33514328 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 22 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry E. Samuels (father)
Gertrude M. (Meixell) Samuels (mother)
James C. Samuels (brother)
Ruth M. Samuels (sister)
Pierce D. Samuels (brother)
Charles W. Samuels (brother)
Robert Samuels (brother)
Joel Samuels (brother)
More information
Pvt Henry E. Samuels Jr. enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 6 August 1943.He attended 1 year of college before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, 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 / David Conrad Kennedy Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
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