Army Service Number: 37539220
Unit: 51st Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division
Rank: Private U.S. Army
Entered Service From Missouri.
Bronze Star, Purple Heart.
He was the son of Paul Major Dusenberry and Gertrude Marie Woodard.
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Missing In Action.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dusenberry of Novelty have received a telegram from the war department stating their son, Harold, is reported missing in action.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
August 31, 1944
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DECLARED OFFICIALLY DEAD
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dusenberry of Novelty Lose Son.
Pfc. Harold Dusenberry, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dusenberry of Novelty, who had been missing in action since Aug. 9, 1944, has been declared officially dead by the war department in an official notice to his wife, Mrs. Ila Mae Dusenberry, of Novelty.
Pfc. Dusenberry was inducted in the army Aug. 9, 1943. He was in the medical corps and received his training at Camp Barkley, Tex., and Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colo. He was sent overseas in July, 1944, and was reported missing in action Aug. 9, 1944, after being overseas only a month.
The official notice sent his wife at the time he was reported missing said he was assisting in the evacuation of casualties near Lorient, France, when the vehicle in which he was riding was attacked by enemy machine gun fire, and no trace of him or the vehicle was found.
Pfc. Dusenberry was married to Miss Ila Mae Smoot of Hunnewell in February, 1940, they made their home in St. Louis for a time, but at the time of his induction Pfc. Dusenberry was engaged in farming with his father at Novelty. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a graduate of Hunnewell High School.
Besides his wife and his parents Pfc. Dusenberry is survived by three brothers, Pfc. Wade Dusenberry, who is in Germany, and was seriously wounded some time ago, and Kenneth and Dale Dusenberry at home, and three sisters, Mrs. Carl Burkhart of Hunnewell, Mrs. Carl Mayes of Hannibal and Anna Marie Dusenberry at home.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
August 30, 1945
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Click here to view the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial for: Pvt. Harold W. Dusenberry
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FOD-Finding of Death, in the absence of a recovered body, soldiers that were determined to be dead under Public Law 490. Made in cases, after at least one year from time of disappearance, when there was either conclusive proof that the person is dead or equally overwhelming evidence that the person could not have remained alive.
Death date I used was the same as day he was officially declared deceased.
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1930 United States Federal Census
Enumerated April 22, 1930
Name: Harold W Dusenberry
Birth Year: abt 1920
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Missouri
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Salt River, Knox, Missouri, USA
Attended School: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Household Members: Name Age
Paul M Dusenberry 38
Gertrude M Dusenberry 32
Helen F Dusenberry 12
Harold W Dusenberry 10
Juanita R Dusenberry 6
Paul W Dusenberry 4
Kenneth E Dusenberry 1
1940 United States Federal Census
Enumerated April 22, 1940
Name: Harold Dusenberry
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1920
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Missouri
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Hired Hand
Home in 1940: Warren, Marion, Missouri
Street: Route 2 Hunniwell
Residence in 1935: Rural, Shelby, Missouri
Occupation: Farming
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Household Members: Name Age
Herman Hatton 41
Lola Hatton 36
Evelyn Hatton 16
Harold Dusenberry 20
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Harold N Dusenberry
Birth Year: 1920
Nativity State or Country: Missouri
State of Residence: Missouri
County or City: St Louis City
Enlistment Date: 17 Aug 1942
Enlistment State: Missouri
Enlistment City: Jefferson Barracks
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in production of industrial chemicals
Marital Status: Married
Height: 67
Weight: 126
WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: Harold W. Dusenberry
State Registered: Brittany
Death Date: 10 Aug 1945
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Brittany American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
War: World War II
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Title: Private
Rank: Private
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 37539220
Division: 51st Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Harold W Dusenberry
Inducted From: Missouri
Rank: Private
Combat Organization: 51st Infantry 4th Armoured Division
Death Date: 10 Aug 1945
Monument: Brittany, France
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Unit: 51st Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division
Rank: Private U.S. Army
Entered Service From Missouri.
Bronze Star, Purple Heart.
He was the son of Paul Major Dusenberry and Gertrude Marie Woodard.
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Missing In Action.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dusenberry of Novelty have received a telegram from the war department stating their son, Harold, is reported missing in action.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
August 31, 1944
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DECLARED OFFICIALLY DEAD
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dusenberry of Novelty Lose Son.
Pfc. Harold Dusenberry, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dusenberry of Novelty, who had been missing in action since Aug. 9, 1944, has been declared officially dead by the war department in an official notice to his wife, Mrs. Ila Mae Dusenberry, of Novelty.
Pfc. Dusenberry was inducted in the army Aug. 9, 1943. He was in the medical corps and received his training at Camp Barkley, Tex., and Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colo. He was sent overseas in July, 1944, and was reported missing in action Aug. 9, 1944, after being overseas only a month.
The official notice sent his wife at the time he was reported missing said he was assisting in the evacuation of casualties near Lorient, France, when the vehicle in which he was riding was attacked by enemy machine gun fire, and no trace of him or the vehicle was found.
Pfc. Dusenberry was married to Miss Ila Mae Smoot of Hunnewell in February, 1940, they made their home in St. Louis for a time, but at the time of his induction Pfc. Dusenberry was engaged in farming with his father at Novelty. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a graduate of Hunnewell High School.
Besides his wife and his parents Pfc. Dusenberry is survived by three brothers, Pfc. Wade Dusenberry, who is in Germany, and was seriously wounded some time ago, and Kenneth and Dale Dusenberry at home, and three sisters, Mrs. Carl Burkhart of Hunnewell, Mrs. Carl Mayes of Hannibal and Anna Marie Dusenberry at home.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
August 30, 1945
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Click here to view the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial for: Pvt. Harold W. Dusenberry
~~~~~~~
FOD-Finding of Death, in the absence of a recovered body, soldiers that were determined to be dead under Public Law 490. Made in cases, after at least one year from time of disappearance, when there was either conclusive proof that the person is dead or equally overwhelming evidence that the person could not have remained alive.
Death date I used was the same as day he was officially declared deceased.
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1930 United States Federal Census
Enumerated April 22, 1930
Name: Harold W Dusenberry
Birth Year: abt 1920
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Missouri
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Salt River, Knox, Missouri, USA
Attended School: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Household Members: Name Age
Paul M Dusenberry 38
Gertrude M Dusenberry 32
Helen F Dusenberry 12
Harold W Dusenberry 10
Juanita R Dusenberry 6
Paul W Dusenberry 4
Kenneth E Dusenberry 1
1940 United States Federal Census
Enumerated April 22, 1940
Name: Harold Dusenberry
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1920
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Missouri
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Hired Hand
Home in 1940: Warren, Marion, Missouri
Street: Route 2 Hunniwell
Residence in 1935: Rural, Shelby, Missouri
Occupation: Farming
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Household Members: Name Age
Herman Hatton 41
Lola Hatton 36
Evelyn Hatton 16
Harold Dusenberry 20
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Harold N Dusenberry
Birth Year: 1920
Nativity State or Country: Missouri
State of Residence: Missouri
County or City: St Louis City
Enlistment Date: 17 Aug 1942
Enlistment State: Missouri
Enlistment City: Jefferson Barracks
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in production of industrial chemicals
Marital Status: Married
Height: 67
Weight: 126
WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: Harold W. Dusenberry
State Registered: Brittany
Death Date: 10 Aug 1945
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Brittany American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
War: World War II
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Title: Private
Rank: Private
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 37539220
Division: 51st Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Harold W Dusenberry
Inducted From: Missouri
Rank: Private
Combat Organization: 51st Infantry 4th Armoured Division
Death Date: 10 Aug 1945
Monument: Brittany, France
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Army Service Number: 37539220
Unit: 51st Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division
Rank: Private U.S. Army
Entered Service From Missouri.
Bronze Star, Purple Heart.
He was the son of Paul Major Dusenberry and Gertrude Marie Woodard.
~~~~~~~
Missing In Action.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dusenberry of Novelty have received a telegram from the war department stating their son, Harold, is reported missing in action.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
August 31, 1944
-------
DECLARED OFFICIALLY DEAD
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dusenberry of Novelty Lose Son.
Pfc. Harold Dusenberry, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dusenberry of Novelty, who had been missing in action since Aug. 9, 1944, has been declared officially dead by the war department in an official notice to his wife, Mrs. Ila Mae Dusenberry, of Novelty.
Pfc. Dusenberry was inducted in the army Aug. 9, 1943. He was in the medical corps and received his training at Camp Barkley, Tex., and Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colo. He was sent overseas in July, 1944, and was reported missing in action Aug. 9, 1944, after being overseas only a month.
The official notice sent his wife at the time he was reported missing said he was assisting in the evacuation of casualties near Lorient, France, when the vehicle in which he was riding was attacked by enemy machine gun fire, and no trace of him or the vehicle was found.
Pfc. Dusenberry was married to Miss Ila Mae Smoot of Hunnewell in February, 1940, they made their home in St. Louis for a time, but at the time of his induction Pfc. Dusenberry was engaged in farming with his father at Novelty. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a graduate of Hunnewell High School.
Besides his wife and his parents Pfc. Dusenberry is survived by three brothers, Pfc. Wade Dusenberry, who is in Germany, and was seriously wounded some time ago, and Kenneth and Dale Dusenberry at home, and three sisters, Mrs. Carl Burkhart of Hunnewell, Mrs. Carl Mayes of Hannibal and Anna Marie Dusenberry at home.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
August 30, 1945
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Click here to view the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial for: Pvt. Harold W. Dusenberry
~~~~~~~
FOD-Finding of Death, in the absence of a recovered body, soldiers that were determined to be dead under Public Law 490. Made in cases, after at least one year from time of disappearance, when there was either conclusive proof that the person is dead or equally overwhelming evidence that the person could not have remained alive.
Death date I used was the same as day he was officially declared deceased.
~~~~~~~
1930 United States Federal Census
Enumerated April 22, 1930
Name: Harold W Dusenberry
Birth Year: abt 1920
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Missouri
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Salt River, Knox, Missouri, USA
Attended School: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Household Members: Name Age
Paul M Dusenberry 38
Gertrude M Dusenberry 32
Helen F Dusenberry 12
Harold W Dusenberry 10
Juanita R Dusenberry 6
Paul W Dusenberry 4
Kenneth E Dusenberry 1
1940 United States Federal Census
Enumerated April 22, 1940
Name: Harold Dusenberry
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1920
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Missouri
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Hired Hand
Home in 1940: Warren, Marion, Missouri
Street: Route 2 Hunniwell
Residence in 1935: Rural, Shelby, Missouri
Occupation: Farming
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Household Members: Name Age
Herman Hatton 41
Lola Hatton 36
Evelyn Hatton 16
Harold Dusenberry 20
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Harold N Dusenberry
Birth Year: 1920
Nativity State or Country: Missouri
State of Residence: Missouri
County or City: St Louis City
Enlistment Date: 17 Aug 1942
Enlistment State: Missouri
Enlistment City: Jefferson Barracks
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in production of industrial chemicals
Marital Status: Married
Height: 67
Weight: 126
WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: Harold W. Dusenberry
State Registered: Brittany
Death Date: 10 Aug 1945
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Brittany American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
War: World War II
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Title: Private
Rank: Private
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 37539220
Division: 51st Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Harold W Dusenberry
Inducted From: Missouri
Rank: Private
Combat Organization: 51st Infantry 4th Armoured Division
Death Date: 10 Aug 1945
Monument: Brittany, France
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Unit: 51st Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division
Rank: Private U.S. Army
Entered Service From Missouri.
Bronze Star, Purple Heart.
He was the son of Paul Major Dusenberry and Gertrude Marie Woodard.
~~~~~~~
Missing In Action.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dusenberry of Novelty have received a telegram from the war department stating their son, Harold, is reported missing in action.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
August 31, 1944
-------
DECLARED OFFICIALLY DEAD
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dusenberry of Novelty Lose Son.
Pfc. Harold Dusenberry, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dusenberry of Novelty, who had been missing in action since Aug. 9, 1944, has been declared officially dead by the war department in an official notice to his wife, Mrs. Ila Mae Dusenberry, of Novelty.
Pfc. Dusenberry was inducted in the army Aug. 9, 1943. He was in the medical corps and received his training at Camp Barkley, Tex., and Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colo. He was sent overseas in July, 1944, and was reported missing in action Aug. 9, 1944, after being overseas only a month.
The official notice sent his wife at the time he was reported missing said he was assisting in the evacuation of casualties near Lorient, France, when the vehicle in which he was riding was attacked by enemy machine gun fire, and no trace of him or the vehicle was found.
Pfc. Dusenberry was married to Miss Ila Mae Smoot of Hunnewell in February, 1940, they made their home in St. Louis for a time, but at the time of his induction Pfc. Dusenberry was engaged in farming with his father at Novelty. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a graduate of Hunnewell High School.
Besides his wife and his parents Pfc. Dusenberry is survived by three brothers, Pfc. Wade Dusenberry, who is in Germany, and was seriously wounded some time ago, and Kenneth and Dale Dusenberry at home, and three sisters, Mrs. Carl Burkhart of Hunnewell, Mrs. Carl Mayes of Hannibal and Anna Marie Dusenberry at home.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
August 30, 1945
~~~~~~~
Click here to view the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial for: Pvt. Harold W. Dusenberry
~~~~~~~
FOD-Finding of Death, in the absence of a recovered body, soldiers that were determined to be dead under Public Law 490. Made in cases, after at least one year from time of disappearance, when there was either conclusive proof that the person is dead or equally overwhelming evidence that the person could not have remained alive.
Death date I used was the same as day he was officially declared deceased.
~~~~~~~
1930 United States Federal Census
Enumerated April 22, 1930
Name: Harold W Dusenberry
Birth Year: abt 1920
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Missouri
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Salt River, Knox, Missouri, USA
Attended School: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Household Members: Name Age
Paul M Dusenberry 38
Gertrude M Dusenberry 32
Helen F Dusenberry 12
Harold W Dusenberry 10
Juanita R Dusenberry 6
Paul W Dusenberry 4
Kenneth E Dusenberry 1
1940 United States Federal Census
Enumerated April 22, 1940
Name: Harold Dusenberry
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1920
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Missouri
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Hired Hand
Home in 1940: Warren, Marion, Missouri
Street: Route 2 Hunniwell
Residence in 1935: Rural, Shelby, Missouri
Occupation: Farming
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Household Members: Name Age
Herman Hatton 41
Lola Hatton 36
Evelyn Hatton 16
Harold Dusenberry 20
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Harold N Dusenberry
Birth Year: 1920
Nativity State or Country: Missouri
State of Residence: Missouri
County or City: St Louis City
Enlistment Date: 17 Aug 1942
Enlistment State: Missouri
Enlistment City: Jefferson Barracks
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in production of industrial chemicals
Marital Status: Married
Height: 67
Weight: 126
WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: Harold W. Dusenberry
State Registered: Brittany
Death Date: 10 Aug 1945
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Brittany American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
War: World War II
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Title: Private
Rank: Private
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 37539220
Division: 51st Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Harold W Dusenberry
Inducted From: Missouri
Rank: Private
Combat Organization: 51st Infantry 4th Armoured Division
Death Date: 10 Aug 1945
Monument: Brittany, France
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Bronze Star Medal
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