Earl served as a Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion, 8th Armored Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Washington County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 15, 1942 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a sports instructor and also as Single, without dependents.
Earl was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 33134335
Son of Harry Clayton Springer & Minnie G. Pitsnogle Springer.
Article:
Morning Herald, Hagerstown, Maryland, February 9, 1945
LOCAL BASEBALL STAR KILLED IN ACTION
Sgt. Earl B. Springer, 26, who in civilian life was a widely know local athlete, was killed in action in Germany on January 25, according to a War Department telegram received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Springer, 828 Chestnut Street.
A left handed pitcher, who appeared on the road to baseball fame, Springer played several games with the Hagerstown Owls after having served a year with the Baltimore Orioles. He previously starred on Hagerstown High School and University of Maryland teams, as well as with Sharpsburg in the Washington County League.
Inducted into the armed forces in 1942, Sgt. Springer received his training at Fort Knox, Ky., and with the Seventh Armored Infantry Battalion at Camp Polk, La. He went overseas in November, 1944, with the Seventh Armored Battalion.
Sgt. Springer was a member of Howard Street Methodist Church.
Besides his parents, he is survived by the following: brothers, Clyde and Lawrence, at home, Carl, U.S. Navy at Bainbridge, and Pfc. Robert Springer, in France; sisters, Mildred, Catherine and Jacqueline at home, Helen, McKeesport, Pa., and Thelma and Doris Springer, Baltimore.
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Earl also has a "Cenotaph" in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland.
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He resided in Washington County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 15, 1942 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a sports instructor and also as Single, without dependents.
Earl was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 33134335
Son of Harry Clayton Springer & Minnie G. Pitsnogle Springer.
Article:
Morning Herald, Hagerstown, Maryland, February 9, 1945
LOCAL BASEBALL STAR KILLED IN ACTION
Sgt. Earl B. Springer, 26, who in civilian life was a widely know local athlete, was killed in action in Germany on January 25, according to a War Department telegram received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Springer, 828 Chestnut Street.
A left handed pitcher, who appeared on the road to baseball fame, Springer played several games with the Hagerstown Owls after having served a year with the Baltimore Orioles. He previously starred on Hagerstown High School and University of Maryland teams, as well as with Sharpsburg in the Washington County League.
Inducted into the armed forces in 1942, Sgt. Springer received his training at Fort Knox, Ky., and with the Seventh Armored Infantry Battalion at Camp Polk, La. He went overseas in November, 1944, with the Seventh Armored Battalion.
Sgt. Springer was a member of Howard Street Methodist Church.
Besides his parents, he is survived by the following: brothers, Clyde and Lawrence, at home, Carl, U.S. Navy at Bainbridge, and Pfc. Robert Springer, in France; sisters, Mildred, Catherine and Jacqueline at home, Helen, McKeesport, Pa., and Thelma and Doris Springer, Baltimore.
New's Article found by: Liz Cain
Earl also has a "Cenotaph" in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland.
" Click Here " for that record.
Earl served as a Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion, 8th Armored Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Washington County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 15, 1942 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a sports instructor and also as Single, without dependents.
Earl was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 33134335
Son of Harry Clayton Springer & Minnie G. Pitsnogle Springer.
Article:
Morning Herald, Hagerstown, Maryland, February 9, 1945
LOCAL BASEBALL STAR KILLED IN ACTION
Sgt. Earl B. Springer, 26, who in civilian life was a widely know local athlete, was killed in action in Germany on January 25, according to a War Department telegram received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Springer, 828 Chestnut Street.
A left handed pitcher, who appeared on the road to baseball fame, Springer played several games with the Hagerstown Owls after having served a year with the Baltimore Orioles. He previously starred on Hagerstown High School and University of Maryland teams, as well as with Sharpsburg in the Washington County League.
Inducted into the armed forces in 1942, Sgt. Springer received his training at Fort Knox, Ky., and with the Seventh Armored Infantry Battalion at Camp Polk, La. He went overseas in November, 1944, with the Seventh Armored Battalion.
Sgt. Springer was a member of Howard Street Methodist Church.
Besides his parents, he is survived by the following: brothers, Clyde and Lawrence, at home, Carl, U.S. Navy at Bainbridge, and Pfc. Robert Springer, in France; sisters, Mildred, Catherine and Jacqueline at home, Helen, McKeesport, Pa., and Thelma and Doris Springer, Baltimore.
New's Article found by: Liz Cain
Earl also has a "Cenotaph" in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland.
" Click Here " for that record.
He resided in Washington County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 15, 1942 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a sports instructor and also as Single, without dependents.
Earl was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 33134335
Son of Harry Clayton Springer & Minnie G. Pitsnogle Springer.
Article:
Morning Herald, Hagerstown, Maryland, February 9, 1945
LOCAL BASEBALL STAR KILLED IN ACTION
Sgt. Earl B. Springer, 26, who in civilian life was a widely know local athlete, was killed in action in Germany on January 25, according to a War Department telegram received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Springer, 828 Chestnut Street.
A left handed pitcher, who appeared on the road to baseball fame, Springer played several games with the Hagerstown Owls after having served a year with the Baltimore Orioles. He previously starred on Hagerstown High School and University of Maryland teams, as well as with Sharpsburg in the Washington County League.
Inducted into the armed forces in 1942, Sgt. Springer received his training at Fort Knox, Ky., and with the Seventh Armored Infantry Battalion at Camp Polk, La. He went overseas in November, 1944, with the Seventh Armored Battalion.
Sgt. Springer was a member of Howard Street Methodist Church.
Besides his parents, he is survived by the following: brothers, Clyde and Lawrence, at home, Carl, U.S. Navy at Bainbridge, and Pfc. Robert Springer, in France; sisters, Mildred, Catherine and Jacqueline at home, Helen, McKeesport, Pa., and Thelma and Doris Springer, Baltimore.
New's Article found by: Liz Cain
Earl also has a "Cenotaph" in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland.
" Click Here " for that record.
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