SSGT Charles Ernest “Ernie” Holzapfel (1922-1945)

SSGT Charles Ernest “Ernie” Holzapfel Veteran

Birth

25 Nov 1922

Finleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death

28 May 1945 (aged 22)

Harfleur, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Burial

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map

Plot

Plot A Row 6 Grave 40

Memorial ID

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Reported to have died while a POW of Diphtheria. Crashed on 9 Feb 45 in B-24 'Miss Francia' #42-51267

Inscription

S SGT 854 BOMB SQ 491 BOMB GP (H) PENNSYLVANIA

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Pennsylvania.

Family Members

Parents

Harry Gosney Holzapfel

1896–1972
Maria French Holzapfel

1896–1969

Spouse

Ruth Clancy Yohe

1926–2005

Siblings

Helen Louise Holzapfel Bibb

1920–2006
Harry David Holzapfel

1928–1987
Harold Paul Holzapfel

1931–2021
Norma J. Holzapfel Ackman

1937–2022

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1930 United States Federal Census
1940 United States Federal Census
Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966

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SSGT Charles Ernest “Ernie” Holzapfel VVeteran

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Harry Gosney Holzapfel

Maria French Holzapfel

Ruth Clancy Yohe

Helen Louise Holzapfel Bibb

Harry David Holzapfel

Harold Paul Holzapfel

Norma J. Holzapfel Ackman

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