Howard W. Elrick

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 12/02/1944

Howard W. Elrick was born in Massachusetts on October 10, 1925.

He enlisted in the Judge Advocate General's Department of the Army Reserve on February 9, 1943.
His home of residence was listed as Somerville, Middlesex County, Masachusetts and his civilian occupation
was listed as newsboys. He had completed one year of High School and
was separated with dependents. His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was assigned to Company C from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on November 26, 1944.

Private Elrick was killed in action in Germany during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
on December 2, 1944.

Howard W. Elrick was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Henri-Chapelle Cemetery, Eupen, Belgium and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Massachusetts on May 13, 1948.

Clipping courtesy of Julien Woestyn

Burial:
Puritan Lawn Memorial Park
Peabody
Essex County
Massachusetts
Section B Lot 59 Grave 3

Grave marker for Howard W. Elrick

Photo by Logan Post VFW 6800 from the Find A Grave website

Top photo courtesy of Julien Woestyn

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