Name:
Earl H. Elser
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
33802502
Unit:
363rd Infantry Regiment, 91st Division
Date of Death:
1944-09-17
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy
Plot:
E
Row:
8
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Earl H. Elser, aged 29, was born on August 18, 1915 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He served in the 363rd Infantry, 91st Infantry Division as a Private during World War II. Earl died on September 17, 1944 in the battle around the area of Ponzalla in Italy and is now buried in the Florence American Cemetery, Impruneta, Italy. He also has a memorial located in Brickerville United Lutheran Church & Cemetery, Brickerville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.