J C Herndon

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Serial number20364447

Birth year1920

State of enlistmentVIRGINIA

RankS/Sgt

Unit29th Infantry Division, 116th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company E

Date of death1944-06-06

LocationEasy Green

The story

S/Sgt J Herndon died of wounds on 06 June 1944, serving with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment.

This location is an estimated position — the most specific place recorded in the source — not an exact spot.

Source: NARA

The battlefield

Estimated position (sector-level), shown here with nearby casualties.

Historical evidence

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Military details

Enlistment date1941-02-03

Coordinates49.368643, -0.870053 (sector estimate)

MR date reported1944-06-07

MR page1

Confidence levelEstimated (sector-level)

Source: US National Archives, Record Group 64 "Records of the National Archives and Records Administration", Series "Morning Reports, 1940-1946"

Nearby casualties

Same company (29ID-116IN-2BN-E), 1944-06-06 — 30 other soldiers lost that day

+ 21 more from this company that day