PVT Harry Joseph Maue

courtesy of Eric Kreft

PVT Harry Joseph Maue was born 1 May 1925 in Xenia, Illinois the oldest of 3 sons born to Harry Herman and Margarette Francis (Howard) Maue. His father worked as an electrician. By 1943, young Harry was working for Jack Evans Manufacturing which made stove pipe and fittings as well as heaters/stoves.

1943 was a busy year for Harry.  He registered for the draft in May, married Betty Marie Henske in June and was drafted in August.  After training, Harry was sent to the European theater and transferred from the replacement depot to F Company 116th Infantry on 13 Jun 1944. He served as a rifleman with that unit until killed in action 19 Jun 1944.

Betty was living with her parents in Saint Louis when she gave birth to their son on 15 Jul 1944.

PVT Maue was repatriated in 1949 and re-interred in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Lemay, Missouri.

PVT Neal D. Thomas

PVT Neal D. Thomas was born 1 Dec 1913 in Rogersville, Tennessee. He was the 5th of the 8 children born to Robert Looney and Nocie Lee (Ward) Thomas. The family farmed in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Neal's education did not go beyond grammar school and he moved to Greeneville, Tennessee to work. He married Minnie Ellis Hashbarger in 1938 and the couple rented a place at 338 Locust Street in Greeneville for $8 a month. Life wasn't easy for the couple, they reported a combined 1939 income of $394 from their work at the Austin Company, a local tobacco factory/warehouse. 

Neal was drafted in August 1943. Minnie died of influenza in January 1944 and we don't know if Neal was able to attend her funeral before departing for England in February. He transferred from the replacement depot to F Company 116th Infantry on 13 Jun 1944 as the unit struggled to continue pushing the Germans and replace losses from D-Day just 7-days earlier. PVT Thomas was killed in action on 19 Jun 1944. 

Neal had 2 brothers who served during the war. T4 Jay C. Thomas served in a U.S. military hospital in Ireland. PFC Charlie Drexel Thomas served in France. Grandfather, Andrew Jackson Thomas, served as a CPL in E Company 1st Tennessee Cavalry (USA) during the Civil War.

PVT Walter B. Baumgartner

courtesy of "Sour Persmimmon"

PVT Walter B Baumgartner was born 7 Oct 1909 in Iron County, Michigan to Berthold and Elizabeth (Verville) Baumgartner.  His father worked in an iron mine. Walter married Mildred Cameron on 12 Jul 1941.

Walter was drafted in  September 1943. Trained as a rifleman and sent overseas, on 13 Jun 1944 he was transferred from the replacement depot to A Company 116th Infantry.  On 18 Jun 1944 he was wounded and evacuated to the hospital where he died of his wounds on 19 Jun 1944.

Repatriated in 1948, PVT Baumgartner is buried in Holy Sepluchre Cemetery in Southfield, Michigan.

SSG Millard Hunter Timbrook

SSG Millard Hunter Timbrook was born 25 Jul 1913 in Hampshire County, West Virginia. He was the 10th of 13 children born to Isaac Hunter and Cordelia May (Snyder) Timbrook. His father was a farmer on land he owned near Sherman, West Virginia. Valued at $2500 in 1930. Millard later moved to Winchester, Virginia. He met and married Sarah Dutterer in October 1941. 

Millard had already enlisted in I Company 116th Infantry in January 1941. When the unit was federalized in February 1941 he went with them to Fort George Meade, Maryland and while there married Sarah. He trained with the unit there, in the Carolina Maneuvers near Fort Bragg, North Carolina and at Camp Blanding, Florida. He was with the unit when it sailed for France aboard the Queen Mary in September 1942 and trained in England for the amphibious assault now known as D-Day. He landed with I Company on 6 Jun 1944 as a SSG and fought with the unit as the regiment struggled to move inland. He was wounded by shrapnel in his left hand on 8 Jun 1944 but stayed with his unit until wounded again on 17 Jun 1944. This time the wound was serious and he was evacuated to a field hospital. SSG Timbrook died of his wound(s) on 18 Jun 1944.

SSG Timbrook was repatriated in 1948 and re-interred in the Winchester National Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia.

PFC Robert Grier Montgomery

PFC Robert Grier Montgomery was born 9 Oct 1922 in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania. He was the 2nd of 3 sons born to Thomas W. and Ethel Tamson (Martin) Montgomery. His father was no longer living with the family when the 1930 census was conducted but he had been working in a factory. The family was supported by Ethel's brothers and uncle although by 1940 Ethel was working as a receptionist who claimed a 1939 income of $150. Robert apparently found work in a textile mill but had completed only 3-years of high school.

Robert was drafted in January 1943. After his initial training as an infantryman, he was sent to England and assigned to I Company 116th Infantry. He would have then received training to prepare for the amphibious assault that took place on 6 Jun 1944 in which he participated. PFC Montgomery continued to fight with I Company until he was wounded on 17 Jun 1944 and evacuated to hospital. He died of his wound(s) on 18 Jun 1944.

PFC Montgomery was repatriated and re-interred in Upper Octorara Church Cemetery in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania.

PFC Marvin Raymond Herrman

PFC Marvin Raymond Herrman was born 25 Apr 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland to Frank and Sue E (Davis) Herrman.  His father was a "bolter" in a shipyard and a house painter. In 1940 Marvin was working as an aircraft mechanic. 

Marvin was drafted in March 1943.  Sent overseas, he was assigned to I Company 116th Infantry prior to D-Day and participated in the amphibious assault on "fortress Europe". PFC Herrman was wounded on 17 Jun 1944 and evacuated to hospital where he died of his wounds on 18 Jun 1944. 

PFC Herrman was repatriated in 1948 and is buried in Baltimore National Cemetery. 

Although Marvin is noted on his enlistment record as being married we have not found any further information about his wife. 

PVT James Clifford Morgan

PVT James Clifford Morgan was born 5 Dec 1904 in Dayton, Tennessee. He was the 5th of 10 children born to John Preston and Sarah Cornelia (Clement) Morgan. His father worked as a fireman, a mechanic in a woolen mill, and other jobs. On 6 Jun 1925 he married Arvazine Elder. James was working in a clay pottery in 1940 reporting a 1939 income of $620 and owned their home valued at $300.

After entering the Army, probably sometime in 1942, James was sent to England and assigned to G Company 116th Infantry. He trained for the amphibious assault that was to take place on the northern coast of France as part of the invasion of occupied Europe. He was with the unit for the landing on 6 Jun 1944 and continued to fight with the unit until killed in action on 18 Jun 1944.

PVT Morgan rests forever in the Normandy American Cemetery.

PFC Lyman Newman

courtesy of Helen Collins

PFC Lyman Newman was born 3 May 1921 in Sevier County, Tennessee. He was the 3rd of 8 children born to William Arthur and Deborah K. (Reagan) Newman. Most of his ancestors were the first European families of Sevier County. His father operated a store and later farmed. In 1940, Lyman was working as a farm hand, likely for his father.

Lyman was working in the lumber industry when he was drafted in August 1942. After basic training he was sent to England and assigned to B Company 116th Infantry. He trained with that unit for the amphibious assault that took place at the Normandy beach code-named "Omaha" on 6 Jun 1944. PFC Newman fought with the unit until killed in action on 18 Jun 1944.

PFC Newman was repatriated in 1948 and re-interred in Middle Creek Cemetery in Sevierville, Tennessee.

Brother, Quinice Frank Newman, served in the U.S. Navy 1943-1945. Great-grandfather, Richard Reason Reagan, was Color Sergeant in E Company 2nd Tennessee Cavalry (USA) and a PVT in G Company 6th Tennessee Infantry (USA) in the Civil War.

PFC James Oscar Kesler

PFC James Oscar Kesler Jr was born 2 Jun 1924 in Roanoke, Virginia, the 4th of 9 children born to James Oscar and Lealar Mae (Arthur) Kesler.  His father worked as a hired hand on a farm and in 1940 for the W.P.A. and James Jr. was working for the county school system.  The family had a total reported 1939 income of $733.

James was drafted in May 1941. After his initial training he was sent to England and assigned to H Company 116th Infantry.  He trained with that unit and was with the unit for the amphibious assault on Omaha Beach, 6 Jun 1944.  PFC Kesler was killed in action on D-Day +12.

PFC Kesler was repatriated and is buried in Tombstone Cemetery in Roanoke County, Virginia.  James' sister, June Phyllis Kesler, enrolled in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps.

PFC Calvin Earl Luckham

PFC Calvin Earl Luckham was born 1 Mar 1918 in Irvington, Virginia one of six children of Cadmus Carter Jr and Bonnie Belle (Jones) Luckham. His father worked in a ship yard. By 1940 Calvin was a waterman or oysterman, harvesting oysters from the oyster beds in the Chesapeake Bay.  He might have been working with his brother, Hiram, who was doing the same work. Calvin reported a 1939 income of $208.

Calvin was drafted in May 1941.  Like many others from this draft period he was assigned to a relatively local unit, E Company 116th Infantry and trained with that unit at Fort George Meade, Maryland, Camp A. P. Hill, Virginia and Camp Blanding, Florida before shipping with the unit to England in September 1942. In England the regiment trained incessantly for the coming invasion of Hitler's "fortress Europe" and Calvin was part of that.  On 6 Jun 1944, the regiment landed on Omaha Beach.  PFC Luckham survived that ordeal and continued to fight with his unit until D+12 when he was killed in action.

PFC Luckham was repatriated and is buried in the Irvington United Methodist Church Cemetery in Irvington, Virginia. Brother, Hiram Luckham, served with the Army in New Guinea.

PFC James Albert Pinion

PFC James Albert Pinion was born 4 Nov 1918 in Elk Creek, Virginia. He was the 2nd of 4 children born to Lawrence Gwyn and Edith Beulah (Sexton) Pinion. His father farmed in Grayson County.

James was drafted in April 1941. Due to policies in effect at that time he was soon assigned to I Company 116th Infantry. He trained at Fort Meade, Maryland, in the Carolina maneuvers and at Camp Blanding, Florida. In September 1942 he boarded the Queen Mary with his unit and sailed for England. Once there he trained with the unit for the planned amphibious landing that was to be part of the invasion of occupied Europe. He took part in that attack on 6 Jun 1944 and fought with the unit until wounded on 17 Jun 1944. He was evacuated to hospital but died of his wound(s) on 18 Jun 1944.

PFC Pinion rests forever in the Normandy American Cemetery.

PVT Samuel Lee Wright

courtesy of Darrell Landrum

PVT Samuel Lee Wright was born 13 Apr 1920 in Amherst County, Virginia. He was the 2nd of 5 children and oldest son born to Robert Lee and Hester Elizabeth (Hamilton) Wright. His father's formal education had ended with the 2nd grade and he farmed a rented farm in the Pedlar district of Amherst county before moving to Lynchburg, Virginia to work as a moulder in a foundry. The family was renting a home at 804 Withers Street in that city for $12 a month and later moved to 1417 Clay Street where monthly rent was only $10. His mother died of tuberculosis in 1930 age 36. Robert remarried in September 1931 marrying Mary Dorothy Tyree and the couple would have 3 more children. He and  Samuel's education ended with the 7th grade. By 1940 his father was working as a laborer on a road construction crew, probably in a Works Progress Administration program and Samuel had taken a job working in a hatchery where he had reportedly earned only $150 in 1939 despite working 40 weeks. In contrast, his father reported $250 income for 25 weeks work in that same year. The family's entire combined income to support 8 people was $800. Money was likely the strongest motivator for Samuel to enlist in the Virginia Army National Guard.

Samuel was serving in B Company 116th Infantry when the unit was federalized (mobilized) on 3 Feb 1941. He then trained with the unit at Fort George Meade, Maryland, near Fort Bragg, North Carolina and at Camp Blanding, Florida before going to England with the unit in September 1942. Once in England he trained with the regiment for the planned amphibious landing on the coast of Normandy. PVT Wright was serving in 1st Platoon B Company when he took part in that landing on 6 Jun 1944 and survived, unwounded, and continued to fight with his unit until killed in action on 18 Jun 1944. 

PVT Wright was repatriated in 1948 and re-interred in Presbyterian Cemetery in Lynchburg, Virginia. 

Older brother, John Joseph Wright, also served in the U.S. Army during WW2. He was injured when his jeep was in an accident and later wounded in action when he was shot in October 1944.

PFC George James Eichhorn

photo by Joyce (Martin) OConnell

PFC George James Eichhorn was born in Richmond Hill, New York to Charles and Mary Elizabeth (Hoffman) Eichhorn on 5 Nov 1919.  Charles worked as a bank teller/clerk and later as a timekeeper for the Work Projects Administration. In 1940, George was working as an upholsterer in a furniture factory.  He reported an income of $800 for 1939.  On 17 Jun 1940 George married Doris Tomlins.

George was drafted in December 1942.  He had previously served in the National Guard.   Assigned to H Company 116th Infantry, he was with that unit on D-Day and survived the amphibious assault.  PFC Eichhorn was killed in action on 18 Jun 1944. 

PFC Eichhorn is buried in the Fishkill Rural Cemetery in Fishkill, New York. 

Doris remarried before 1954.  She died in California in 1994.

PVT Anthony Massaro

courtesy of Mike and Bushy Hartman

PVT Anthony Massaro was born Antonio Massaro in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 7 Sep 1909. He was the 2nd of 4 children born to Urbana and Asunta (Stasulli) Massaro.

Anthony was drafted in April 1943. After his basic training he was sent overseas in December 1943 and assigned to C Company 116th Infantry. PVT Massaro trained with the unit as it prepared for the amphibious assault on the French coast that was to take place at "Omaha" beach on 6 Jun 1944. He participated in the landing and survived to fight until seriously wounded on 17 Jun 1944 and evacuated to hospital. PVT Massaro died of his wound(s) on 18 Jun 1944.

PVT Massaro rests forever in the Normandy American Cemetery.

1LT Charles Hardin Talbot Jr

1LT Charles Hardin Talbot Jr was born 5 Aug 1914 in Denver, Colorado. He was the oldest child of Charles Hardin and Hazel Marie (Smith) Talbot. His father was a lifetime attorney who worked for several corporations. The senior Charles was called to serve in the army during the first World War. His parents divorced about 1920 and his father remarried in 1921. Charles lived with his mother and step-father Samuel Evans Arscott, a Denver optometrist. A half-sister was born in 1926. The family lived at 780 Elizabeth Street in Denver in a home valued at $9000 in 1930. Charles would soon be out on his own. Having graduated high school he then attended the University of Denver before moving to Los Angeles, California where he worked as an insurance examiner for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company and made a good living reporting a 1939 income of $2000. He was living at 1412½ North Havenhurst Drive with a roommate and then at 351 South Alexandria Street. 

Drafted in May 1941, it is likely that he was quickly identified as officer material and sent to officer candidate school, probably at Fort Benning, Georgia after completing his initial military training. Sent to England he was assigned to the regimental headquarters of the 116th Infantry. He would have trained with the unit for the amphibious assault as part of the liberation of France and landed with the unit on 6 Jun 1944. He continued to serve with the unit until killed in action on 18 Jun 1944.

1LT Talbot is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery.

Charles' father served as a CPT commanding L Company 157th Infantry, 40th Division in France during WW1.

PVT Pythias Carl Roberts

PVT Pythias Carl Roberts was born 25 Mar 1906 in Huron, South Dakota. He and his twin brother, Richard Damon Roberts, were the youngest of the 8 children born to William Albert and Mary Ada (Streeter) Roberts. His father clerked for the U.S. Surveyor General's office. The family lived at 1447 Third Street in Huron. Mother, Mary, died in 1920. He completed 4-years of high school. "Pete", as he was known, worked for Standard Oil Company and later opened a sign company in Huron. He married Kathleen Moore in January 1933 but the couple divorced before 1935. Pete married again in March 1936, this time to Georgia Mattie Berrien. The couple resided at 557 Third Street in Huron. Pete was working for the Standard Oil Company advertising department, painting signs.

Pete joined the National Guard but did not re-enlist. He had been discharged for more than 3 months when he was drafted in December 1942. He received his basic military training at Fort Snelling, Minnesota and the army took advantage of his skills and put him to work painting signs there. PVT Roberts was sent overseas to England on 27 May 1943. Once there he was assigned to G Company 116th Infantry and again tasked with painting signs for military authority. He trained for and participated in the amphibious assault on 6 Jun 1944 (D-Day) and continued to fight with G Company until killed on 18 Jun 1944. He was reportedly mistaken for an enemy soldier in the often confusing fighting in the hedgerows and shot by an Allied soldier.

PVT Roberts was repatriated in 1948 and re-interred at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Pete and Georgia had no children and Georgia never re-married. She died in 1973 and is buried with him at Fort Snelling.

PVT Johnnie Edward Strange

courtesy of John Jackson

PVT Johnnie Edward Strange was born in Blanco, Oklahoma on 1 Jan 1924. He was the youngest of the 6 children born to Jess Houston and Effie Gertrude (Williams) Strange. His father was working as a coal miner presumably for the McAlester-Edwards Coal Company. However, the mining in that area was already in a decline and by 1940 Jess was supporting his family by working for the Works Progress Administration earning a reported 1939 income of $355. The family was renting their home, perhaps one of the former coal company houses, for $3 a month. Johnnieonly completed 2-years of high school and was working for the Katz Drug Store in 1942. 

Drafted in September 1943, Johnnie began his military service at Jefferson Barracks and after completing his basic military training was sent to England and assigned to I Company 116th Infantry where he trained with the unit for the planned amphibious landing that was to be part of the liberation of Nazi occupied France. He took part in that assault on D-Day, 6 Jun 1944 and fought with the unit until wounded in the abdomen by artillery fire on 17 Jun 1944. Evacuated to hospital he died of his wound(s) on 18 Jun 1944. 

PVT Strange was repatriated and re-interred in the Eldon Cemetery in Eldon, Missouri.  

Brother, Garland Eugene Strange, served as an S1c aboard the USS Klondike (AD-22) during WW2.

TSGT Joseph A. Riddick

courtesy of Frogman

TSGT Joseph A. Riddick was born in 1914 in Farmville, Virginia. He was the 6th of the 10 children born to Frances Logan and Viola Virginia (Clark) Riddick. His father farmed on Vieso Road and elsewhere in Prince Edward County. In 1940 the family was renting their home on Route 604 for $2 a month. Joseph worked as a farm hand for the remainder of his civilian life.

Joseph had been in the National Guard and had been discharged before voluntarily enlisting again as a SGT in April 1941. He was probably assigned to G Company 116th Infantry at Fort Meade, Maryland soon after his enlistment. He would then have trained with the unit in the Carolina maneuvers and at Camp Blanding, Florida before sailing for England aboard the Queen Mary in September 1942. Once in England he would have participated in all the training the unit underwent when preparing for the amphibious assault that ultimately took place on 6 Jun 1944. TSGT Riddick fought with the unit until killed in action on 18 Jun 1944.

TSGT Riddick is buried in Normandy American Cemetery.

Joseph's 2 youngest brothers also served. SSG James Oliver Riddick served in G Company 116th Infantry 1939-1945. MSG Charles Flournoy Riddick retired from the Army in December 1970. 

PVT Eugene Pearl Leach Jr.

courtesy of Evelyn Bobo Housum

PVT Eugene Pearl Leach Jr. was born 4 Aug 1924 probably in Washington Court House, Ohio the second of seven children of Eugene Pearl and Urtha Rayne (Cox) Leach. The senior Eugene worked as a truck driver in road construction and maintenance with a reported 1939 income of $160. The family rented their home for $10 a month and sister Betty contributed $32 to the family income in 1939.

Eugene was working as a roofer when he was drafted in April 1943.  Completing basic training he was sent to England and assigned to B Company 116th Infantry.  He probably did not have enough time with the unit in England to undergo much of the intense amphibious training the unit had experienced since it arrived there in 1942.  PVT Leach landed on 6 Jun 1944 on Omaha beach with his unit and fought with them until he was killed in action on 18 Jun 1944.

PVT Leach was repatriated in 1948 and re-interred in Washington Cemetery in Washington Court House, Ohio.

PVT Jerry Cook

PVT Jerry Cook was born on 18 Oct 1921 in Knott County, Kentucky. He was the third of the ten children born to Dewey and Martha Ida (Fouts) Cook. Dewey farmed, worked as a carpenter and a clerk in a grocery and was a postmaster for a time. Jerry managed to complete two years of high school and then went to work as a farm hand. 

Jerry registered for the draft in June 1942 and was drafted one month later. After completing basic training he was trained as a medic and then sent to England where he was assigned to the 104th Medical Battalion which supported the 29th Infantry Division. PVT Cook was transferred from 104th Medical Battalion to Medical Detachment 116th Infantry on 11 Jun 1944.  On 12 Jun 1944 he was attached to C Company 116th Infantry.  On 18 Jun 1944 he was killed action. 

PVT Cook was repatriated and re-interred in the Cook Cemetery in Dry Creek, Kentucky.

PFC David Joseph Miller

PFC David Joseph Miller was born 20 Apr 1922 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Louis H. (born as Leib Malerodski) and Sophie (Feisher) Miller.  David graduated from South Philadelphia High School in 1940.

After entering the army in October 1942 and completing his training he was eventually sent to England and assigned to L Company 116th Infantry. He trained with the unit for the amphibious landing that was to be part of the invasion of occupied Europe and was with the same unit for the landing.  He fought through until killed in action on 18 Jun 1944.

PFC Miller was repatriated in 1949 and re-interred in Roosevelt Memorial Park in Trevose, Pennsylvania.

This is all we know of this soldier.

PFC Reece Hubert Baker

PFC Reece (or Reese) Hubert Baker was born 13 Sep 1921 in Sevier County, Tennessee the 2nd of 5 children of Hubert Turner and Stella Esther (Rogers) Baker.  The family farmed near Seymour, Tennessee.

Reece was drafted in July 1942.  Meeting his brother, Beecher who was also in the Army in New York City in 1943, Reece told him that he did not expect to return home. Sent to England and assigned to I Company 116th Infantry, he trained for and participated in the D-Day landing on 6 Jun 1944.  PFC Baker was killed in action on 17 Jun 1944.

PFC Baker was repatriated and was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery in Sevier County, Tennessee.

Brother, Beecher W. Baker, is still living as this is written. Grandfather, John W. Shults, served in C Company 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment (USA) in the Civil War.

PFC Edward Nichnewitz

PFC Edward Nichnewitz was born in 1919 in Niagara Falls, New York. He was apparently the only child of Fred and Lottie Nichnewitz. Both parents were natives of Germany. His father had owned the family home at 3046 Falls Street for many years and in 1940 the home was valued at $2000. Edward went to work for International Paper reporting a 1939 income of $730.

Edward was drafted in February 1943. After completing basic training he was sent to Europe. He was assigned to C Company 116th Infantry before the amphibious assault and invasion of occupied France on 6 Jun 1944. PFC Nichnewitz was killed in action on 17 Jun 1944.

PFC Nichnewitz was interred in the Brittany American Cemetery.

PFC Linden Ellis Lutz

PFC Linden Ellis Lutz was born 13 Nov 1907 in Canton, Ohio the third of six children of William Samuel and Sarah Elizabeth (Fadely) Lutz.  His parents had been born in Shenandoah County, Virginia.  The family farmed. His father would later work as a millwright. Linden would later be employed by Eaton Manufacturing Company in Detroit, Michigan. 

Linden was drafted in July 1943.  His basic training was conducted at Camp Fannin, Texas and he was sent to England and assigned to E Company 116th Infantry in January 1944. Linden trained with the unit for the amphibious landing that took place on 6 Jun 1944 and in which he took part.  He continued to fight with the unit until 15 or 16 Jun 1944 when he was wounded.  He died of his wounds on 17 Jun 1944.

PFC Lutz rests forever in the Normandy American Cemetery. Esta re-married, the couple apparently had no children.

Maternal grandfather, Joseph Samuel Fadely, served in both C Company 7th Virginia Cavalry and K Company 33rd Virginia Infantry during the Civil War. The 33rd was one of the regiments making up the Confederate era Stonewall Brigade. Paternal grandfather, William C. Lutz, served in the 10th Virginia Cavalry.

PFC Ellis Holbrook

courtesy of Michelle McCoy

PFC Ellis Holbrook was born in Dickenson County, Virginia to Walter James and Louise Ann (McCoy) Holbrook on 2 Oct 1920.  His father was a miner.

Ellis was farming when he was drafted in November 1942.  Trained as a rifleman and sent to England he was assigned to C Company 116th Infantry and participated in the amphibious landing on D-Day with that unit.  Wounded on 17 Jun 1944 and evacuated, he died of his wound(s) that same day. 

PFC Holbrook was repatriated and is buried in McCoy Cemetery in Saint Paul, Virginia. Brother, Robert C. Holbrook, served from 1943 to 1946.