US PARAS Buchanan, Herman Dewey

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Buchanan​

• FORENAME

Herman Dewey​

• UNIT

503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ 2)​

• RANK

Private First Class​

• NUMBER

34983553​

• DATE OF DEATH

2nd May 1945​

• AGE

19​

• GRAVESITE

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot C, Row 10, Grave 74​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

resided Stark County, Ohio​

born 11.01.1926 Canton, Ohio, USA​

father Elbert Dewey Buchanan (1899-1980)​

mother Viola (nee Greer) Buchanan (????-1975)​

2 years high school​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

employed by Hercules Motors Corporation, 11th Street South East, Canton, Stark County, Ohio​

resided 711-6th Street North East, Canton, Stark County, Ohio (draft card)​

11.01.1944 draft card Canton, Ohio​

17.03.1944 entered service Camp Shelby, Mississippi​

Next of kin - Father. Mr. Elbert D. Buchanan, 511 Race Street, Elizabethton, Tennessee​

KIA Negros Island​