PFC
Howard C Holmes
Aged 20, fallen March 15, 1945
- Unit
- Company I, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 44031689
- Hometown
- Tallapoosa, Alabama
- Date of death
- March 15, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Lorraine American Cemetery, Tablets of the Missing, St. Avold, France
Private First Class Howard C Holmes, serial number 44031689, of Tallapoosa, Alabama, served with Company I of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on March 15, 1945, at the age of 20. His name is carved on the Tablets of the Missing at Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France.
If you are a family member, please reach out.
I am continuing to research and honor the men of the 42nd Rainbow Division. Family stories, as well as corrections to the above, are all welcome and treated with care.
Write to Erin