Name:
Alexander Frank Scherbing
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
36305468
Unit:
81st Tank Battalion, 5th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-07
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
O
Row:
6
Grave:
24
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Alexander Frank Scherbing was born on March 15, 1918, in Cook County, Illinois. He served in the 81st Tank Battalion, 5th Armored Division, as a Private during World War II. Pvt Scherbing was Killed in Action on August 7, 1944, Maigne, France, during the liberation of Sarthe. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France. He was awarded the Purple Heart.