US PARAS Black, Howard Thompson

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Black ​

• FORENAME

Howard Thompson​

• UNIT

513 Parachute Infantry Regiment ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

32488166 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

26th March 1945 ​

• AGE

21​

• GRAVESITE

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands Plot E Row 3 Grave 6 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from New Castle County, Delaware​

born 12.10.1923 Trenton, New Jersey, USA​

father Joseph Henry Black (1888-1947)​

mother Cora Black (1891-1965)​

4 years high school​

1941 graduated Pierre S. DuPont High School​

civil occupation semiskilled brakemen, railroad​

employed by Pennsylvania Railroad​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

30.06.1942 draft card Wilmington, Delaware​

entered service 20.1.1943 Camden, New Jersey​

KIA east of Wesel, Germany ​

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