Herman H. ADDLESON
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 39259380 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 24 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 28 May 1919 Ogden, Weber County UTAH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
ETAT | San Diego County, CALIFORNIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY |
Parents: Louis & Fanny MAROZ Siblings: Samuel, Edward, Ida, Rose, Abie, Sadie, & Harry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
RANK | Private | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Parachute Infantry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Student | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 16 October 1940 San Diego, San Diego County, CALIFORNIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
COMPANY | Company I | |||||||||||||||||||||||
REGIMENT | 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 101st Airborne Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||
ARMY | XVIII Airborne Corps | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 6 June 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Saint-Martin-de-Varreville | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATA PLAN |
Drop Zone A | |||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Blosville N° 3508
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CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||
GRAVE |
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DECORATION |
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STORY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
When Herman wished to join the army, he was reformed because of a hare beak and classified 4 F...
Herman was saddened, but the news reached a former classmate, the Boston Red Sox Pitcher Ted WILLIAMS, who graciously offered to pay for a surgical procedure to modify the labial slit.
The battery was bombed by air overnight from May 28 to 29, 1944 by 64 Royal Air Force Lancaster aircraft. A renewed attack took place on the night of June 5 to June 6, 1944.
Departmental road 423, which connects the interior of the land to the beach by crossing the wetland, leads to the village, which thus became a priority objective for the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division: by controlling St-Martin-de-Varreville, the Americans
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101st AIRBORNE DIVISION - SCREAMING EAGLES
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Herman ADDLESON HQ Company Battalion 2 120thInf Reg 30thInf Div During his training period at Camp Blanding Florida |
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Lettre d'Herman à sa famille |
Télégramme de décès |
SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | FamilySearch, Draft Card, Cemetery Card, Addleson History, Garrett MAST - Clive TIRLEMONT - Dday-overlord.com - Frédéric LAVERNHE |
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PROGRAMMEURS | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |