Name:
Arthur C. Herbert
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
32937491
Unit:
11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-01-25
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg
Plot:
G
Row:
12
Grave:
1
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Arthur C. Herbert was born in 1925 in New York. He enlisted in the Army on June 18, 1943 in Rochester, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the Rochester Manufacturing Company and also as Single, without dependents. Arthur served in the 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on January 25, 1945 and is now buried in the Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg. He was one of the 38 American soldiers killed during the fierce fighting at sub-zero temperatures to recapture the town of Hoscheid, Luxembourg.
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