Howard W. Happersett

  • ASN:
    33783863
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Sept 23, 1917
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Dec 18, 1944
FULL NAME:

Howard W. Happersett

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

33783863

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Sept 23, 1917
  • DATE OF DEATH: Dec 18, 1944
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Drexel Hill, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    June 3, 1943
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    9th Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Unknown
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Private (Pvt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Rifleman
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Purple Heart

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    Dec 18, 1944
  • LOCATION:
    Krinkelt-Rocherath, Belgium
  • NOTES:
    Medical Diagnosis - Second Location: Neck, generally; Causative Agent: None or Unknown
HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd ID

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Howard W Happersett
Army Serial Number
33783863
Enlistment Place
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Enlistment Date
3 Jun 1943
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
4 years of college
Occupation
Electricians
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Birth Date
1917
Birth Place
New York
Source Box Number
0707
Source Film Reel Number
1.224
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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