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Personal info

Full name
BIGGERSTAFF, Harry William
Date of birth
11 February 1917
Age
28
Place of birth
Josephine, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33567897
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
273rd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 1 1

Immediate family

Members
John Biggerstaff (father)
Emma C. Biggerstaff (mother)
Hugh F. Biggerstaff (brother)
Lewis M. Biggerstaff (brother)
James K. Biggerstaff (brother)
John W. Biggerstaff (brother)
Joseph D. Biggerstaff (brother)
Ruth E. Biggerstaff (sister)
Margaret J. Biggerstaff (sister)

More information

Pfc Harry W. Biggerstaff had been in the Army for almost three years and had been overseas since November 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Erwin Derhaag, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, The Indiana Gazette 3 May 1945, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compansation Application File / 1920 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, The Indiana Gazette 3 May 1945