Earl Jones, in his memoirs of "Buzzing of Company B" pages 33-34 is written;
"On the twenty-ninth the company was between Meijel and Liesel, Netherlands, and undergoing heavy artillery and mortar fire; they were given the mission of occupying an important area in the vicinity of Liesel and we lost several men as they moved in to take their positions. One squad, led by Billy Castle, had moved successfully to their positions under the protection of artillery, but before they could dig in a barrage of artillery from the enemy fell in their area and Castle was killed instantly. Ambrozy was injured fatally, Pistella was injured seriously and died a few moments later in the arms of a comrade. Funkhouser was killed by a mortar shell."
Listed here are the memorial listings of each
SSGT. Billy Hasnard Castle #34457393
PFC. John Samuel Pistella #34649797
PFC. Harold Woodrow Funkhouser #56281310
PVT. Anthony M. Ambrozy #56279033
PFC. FUNKHOUSER, Harold Woodrow
Service number: 33847554
Age: 20
Born: 19 Nov 1923, Mount Jackson, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Hometown: Mount Jackson, Virginia
Family:
Nevin Charles Funkhouser (father)
Gladys Estelle (nee Moomaw) Funkhouser (mother)
William Bowman "Billy" Funkhouser (brother)
Phyllis Lorraine Funkhouser/Dellinger (sister)
Robert Edwin Funkhouser (brother)
James Donald Funkhouser (brother)
Franklin K. Funkhouser (brother)
Goldie Catherine (nee Burkholder) Funkhouser/Shopel (wife)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company : B
Date of death: 29 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Meijel, Peel en Maas Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Spot: On the road between Liesel and Meijel, Netherlands during the "Battle of the Canals".
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot A, Row 18, Grave 42
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 23, 1944, at Fort George Meade, Maryland
Other information:
"On the twenty-ninth the company was between Meijel and Liesel, Netherlands, and undergoing heavy artillery and mortar fire; they were given the mission of occupying an important area in the vicinity of Liesel and we lost several men as they moved in to take their positions. One squad, led by Billy Castle, had moved successfully to their positions under the protection of artillery, but before they could dig in a barrage of artillery from the enemy fell in their area and Castle was killed instantly. Ambrozy was injured fatally, Pistella was injured seriously and died a few moments later in the arms of a comrade. Funkhouser was killed by a mortar shell."
Listed here are the memorial listings of each
SSGT. Billy Hasnard Castle #34457393
PFC. John Samuel Pistella #34649797
PFC. Harold Woodrow Funkhouser #56281310
PVT. Anthony M. Ambrozy #56279033
PFC. FUNKHOUSER, Harold Woodrow
Service number: 33847554
Age: 20
Born: 19 Nov 1923, Mount Jackson, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Hometown: Mount Jackson, Virginia
Family:
Nevin Charles Funkhouser (father)
Gladys Estelle (nee Moomaw) Funkhouser (mother)
William Bowman "Billy" Funkhouser (brother)
Phyllis Lorraine Funkhouser/Dellinger (sister)
Robert Edwin Funkhouser (brother)
James Donald Funkhouser (brother)
Franklin K. Funkhouser (brother)
Goldie Catherine (nee Burkholder) Funkhouser/Shopel (wife)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company : B
Date of death: 29 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Meijel, Peel en Maas Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Spot: On the road between Liesel and Meijel, Netherlands during the "Battle of the Canals".
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot A, Row 18, Grave 42
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 23, 1944, at Fort George Meade, Maryland
Other information:
Earl Jones, in his memoirs of "Buzzing of Company B" pages 33-34 is written;
"On the twenty-ninth the company was between Meijel and Liesel, Netherlands, and undergoing heavy artillery and mortar fire; they were given the mission of occupying an important area in the vicinity of Liesel and we lost several men as they moved in to take their positions. One squad, led by Billy Castle, had moved successfully to their positions under the protection of artillery, but before they could dig in a barrage of artillery from the enemy fell in their area and Castle was killed instantly. Ambrozy was injured fatally, Pistella was injured seriously and died a few moments later in the arms of a comrade. Funkhouser was killed by a mortar shell."
Listed here are the memorial listings of each
SSGT. Billy Hasnard Castle #34457393
PFC. John Samuel Pistella #34649797
PFC. Harold Woodrow Funkhouser #56281310
PVT. Anthony M. Ambrozy #56279033
PFC. FUNKHOUSER, Harold Woodrow
Service number: 33847554
Age: 20
Born: 19 Nov 1923, Mount Jackson, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Hometown: Mount Jackson, Virginia
Family:
Nevin Charles Funkhouser (father)
Gladys Estelle (nee Moomaw) Funkhouser (mother)
William Bowman "Billy" Funkhouser (brother)
Phyllis Lorraine Funkhouser/Dellinger (sister)
Robert Edwin Funkhouser (brother)
James Donald Funkhouser (brother)
Franklin K. Funkhouser (brother)
Goldie Catherine (nee Burkholder) Funkhouser/Shopel (wife)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company : B
Date of death: 29 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Meijel, Peel en Maas Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Spot: On the road between Liesel and Meijel, Netherlands during the "Battle of the Canals".
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot A, Row 18, Grave 42
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 23, 1944, at Fort George Meade, Maryland
Other information:
"On the twenty-ninth the company was between Meijel and Liesel, Netherlands, and undergoing heavy artillery and mortar fire; they were given the mission of occupying an important area in the vicinity of Liesel and we lost several men as they moved in to take their positions. One squad, led by Billy Castle, had moved successfully to their positions under the protection of artillery, but before they could dig in a barrage of artillery from the enemy fell in their area and Castle was killed instantly. Ambrozy was injured fatally, Pistella was injured seriously and died a few moments later in the arms of a comrade. Funkhouser was killed by a mortar shell."
Listed here are the memorial listings of each
SSGT. Billy Hasnard Castle #34457393
PFC. John Samuel Pistella #34649797
PFC. Harold Woodrow Funkhouser #56281310
PVT. Anthony M. Ambrozy #56279033
PFC. FUNKHOUSER, Harold Woodrow
Service number: 33847554
Age: 20
Born: 19 Nov 1923, Mount Jackson, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Hometown: Mount Jackson, Virginia
Family:
Nevin Charles Funkhouser (father)
Gladys Estelle (nee Moomaw) Funkhouser (mother)
William Bowman "Billy" Funkhouser (brother)
Phyllis Lorraine Funkhouser/Dellinger (sister)
Robert Edwin Funkhouser (brother)
James Donald Funkhouser (brother)
Franklin K. Funkhouser (brother)
Goldie Catherine (nee Burkholder) Funkhouser/Shopel (wife)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company : B
Date of death: 29 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Meijel, Peel en Maas Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Spot: On the road between Liesel and Meijel, Netherlands during the "Battle of the Canals".
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot A, Row 18, Grave 42
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 23, 1944, at Fort George Meade, Maryland
Other information:
Inscription
PFC 28 INF BN 7 ARMD DIV VIRGINIA
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Virginia.
Family Members
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