Father: Asa John Moses Aderhold
Mother: Minnie Camella Aderhold
**** Bronze Star, Purple Heart ****
****** Marksmanship Badge ******
Private First Class John Dennis Aderhold served 16th Infantry Regiment (M-Comp), 1st Infantry Division "Big Red One". He was Killed in Action near Gut Merbich, Germany , on Nov. 26, 1944 and he was honored with a Purple Heart.
Memorial services for PFC Dennis Aderhold, son of Rev. and Mrs. John M. Aderhold, will be held Sunday, April 8, 1945, at 2:30 PM from Prays Mill Baptist Church with Rev. Homer L. Folsom and Rev. J. J. Aderhold, uncle of the deceased, officiating. Music will be under the direction of Mrs. R. D. Rice.
PFC Aderhold was killed in Germany on November 26, 1944. Upon graduation from Douglas County High School in 1942, he was inducted into the Army that same year and received his basic training at Camp Wheeler in Georgia. He was sent overseas where he served in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, England, France, and Belgium meeting his death in Germany. He was with the infantry and had been in war zones over a year and a half.
The Purple Heart was awarded posthumously and sent to his parents on January 11, 1945. Also the Military Certificate for Bravery was awarded by President Roosevelt.
Among the many messages of condolence received by the family were letters from the Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, Major General J. A. Ulio of the Adjutant General's office, First Lt. John E. McCarthy of Company "M" 16th Infantry, and Lt. Col. A.G.D. Charles A. Rewson, Army Service Forces of Fourth Service Command Headquarters.
J. Cowan Whitley Funeral Home will be in charge of flowers and arrangements.
WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: John Dennis Aderhold
Death Date: 26 Nov 1944
Cemetery: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Plot A Row 14 Grave 26
Cemetery City: Henri-Chapelle
Cemetery Country: Belgium
War: World War II
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Title: Private First Class
Rank: Private First Class
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 34571640
Division: 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll
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Mother: Minnie Camella Aderhold
**** Bronze Star, Purple Heart ****
****** Marksmanship Badge ******
Private First Class John Dennis Aderhold served 16th Infantry Regiment (M-Comp), 1st Infantry Division "Big Red One". He was Killed in Action near Gut Merbich, Germany , on Nov. 26, 1944 and he was honored with a Purple Heart.
Memorial services for PFC Dennis Aderhold, son of Rev. and Mrs. John M. Aderhold, will be held Sunday, April 8, 1945, at 2:30 PM from Prays Mill Baptist Church with Rev. Homer L. Folsom and Rev. J. J. Aderhold, uncle of the deceased, officiating. Music will be under the direction of Mrs. R. D. Rice.
PFC Aderhold was killed in Germany on November 26, 1944. Upon graduation from Douglas County High School in 1942, he was inducted into the Army that same year and received his basic training at Camp Wheeler in Georgia. He was sent overseas where he served in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, England, France, and Belgium meeting his death in Germany. He was with the infantry and had been in war zones over a year and a half.
The Purple Heart was awarded posthumously and sent to his parents on January 11, 1945. Also the Military Certificate for Bravery was awarded by President Roosevelt.
Among the many messages of condolence received by the family were letters from the Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, Major General J. A. Ulio of the Adjutant General's office, First Lt. John E. McCarthy of Company "M" 16th Infantry, and Lt. Col. A.G.D. Charles A. Rewson, Army Service Forces of Fourth Service Command Headquarters.
J. Cowan Whitley Funeral Home will be in charge of flowers and arrangements.
WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: John Dennis Aderhold
Death Date: 26 Nov 1944
Cemetery: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Plot A Row 14 Grave 26
Cemetery City: Henri-Chapelle
Cemetery Country: Belgium
War: World War II
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Title: Private First Class
Rank: Private First Class
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 34571640
Division: 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll
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Father: Asa John Moses Aderhold
Mother: Minnie Camella Aderhold
**** Bronze Star, Purple Heart ****
****** Marksmanship Badge ******
Private First Class John Dennis Aderhold served 16th Infantry Regiment (M-Comp), 1st Infantry Division "Big Red One". He was Killed in Action near Gut Merbich, Germany , on Nov. 26, 1944 and he was honored with a Purple Heart.
Memorial services for PFC Dennis Aderhold, son of Rev. and Mrs. John M. Aderhold, will be held Sunday, April 8, 1945, at 2:30 PM from Prays Mill Baptist Church with Rev. Homer L. Folsom and Rev. J. J. Aderhold, uncle of the deceased, officiating. Music will be under the direction of Mrs. R. D. Rice.
PFC Aderhold was killed in Germany on November 26, 1944. Upon graduation from Douglas County High School in 1942, he was inducted into the Army that same year and received his basic training at Camp Wheeler in Georgia. He was sent overseas where he served in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, England, France, and Belgium meeting his death in Germany. He was with the infantry and had been in war zones over a year and a half.
The Purple Heart was awarded posthumously and sent to his parents on January 11, 1945. Also the Military Certificate for Bravery was awarded by President Roosevelt.
Among the many messages of condolence received by the family were letters from the Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, Major General J. A. Ulio of the Adjutant General's office, First Lt. John E. McCarthy of Company "M" 16th Infantry, and Lt. Col. A.G.D. Charles A. Rewson, Army Service Forces of Fourth Service Command Headquarters.
J. Cowan Whitley Funeral Home will be in charge of flowers and arrangements.
WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: John Dennis Aderhold
Death Date: 26 Nov 1944
Cemetery: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Plot A Row 14 Grave 26
Cemetery City: Henri-Chapelle
Cemetery Country: Belgium
War: World War II
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Title: Private First Class
Rank: Private First Class
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 34571640
Division: 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll
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Mother: Minnie Camella Aderhold
**** Bronze Star, Purple Heart ****
****** Marksmanship Badge ******
Private First Class John Dennis Aderhold served 16th Infantry Regiment (M-Comp), 1st Infantry Division "Big Red One". He was Killed in Action near Gut Merbich, Germany , on Nov. 26, 1944 and he was honored with a Purple Heart.
Memorial services for PFC Dennis Aderhold, son of Rev. and Mrs. John M. Aderhold, will be held Sunday, April 8, 1945, at 2:30 PM from Prays Mill Baptist Church with Rev. Homer L. Folsom and Rev. J. J. Aderhold, uncle of the deceased, officiating. Music will be under the direction of Mrs. R. D. Rice.
PFC Aderhold was killed in Germany on November 26, 1944. Upon graduation from Douglas County High School in 1942, he was inducted into the Army that same year and received his basic training at Camp Wheeler in Georgia. He was sent overseas where he served in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, England, France, and Belgium meeting his death in Germany. He was with the infantry and had been in war zones over a year and a half.
The Purple Heart was awarded posthumously and sent to his parents on January 11, 1945. Also the Military Certificate for Bravery was awarded by President Roosevelt.
Among the many messages of condolence received by the family were letters from the Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, Major General J. A. Ulio of the Adjutant General's office, First Lt. John E. McCarthy of Company "M" 16th Infantry, and Lt. Col. A.G.D. Charles A. Rewson, Army Service Forces of Fourth Service Command Headquarters.
J. Cowan Whitley Funeral Home will be in charge of flowers and arrangements.
WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: John Dennis Aderhold
Death Date: 26 Nov 1944
Cemetery: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Plot A Row 14 Grave 26
Cemetery City: Henri-Chapelle
Cemetery Country: Belgium
War: World War II
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Title: Private First Class
Rank: Private First Class
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 34571640
Division: 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll
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Inscription
PFC 16TH INF 1 DIV GEORGIA
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Georgia.
