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HERBERT E. BEATTIE

   

Pennsylvania WWII Veterans Bonus Application and grave marker for Herbert E. Beattie.

Herbert was credited with 12 months and 27 days of domestic service plus 19 months and 8 days of duty overseas. and received a bonus totaling $450

Pennsylvania WWII Veterans Bonus Application and grave marker for Herbert E. Beattie.

Herbert entered into active service under ASN 33783608 at New Cumberland, PA on 29 June 1943.

Perhaps because of his prior enrollment in Advanced ROTC at Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, PA he received a commission.

On 26 July 1944 2nd Lt. Beattie arrived in the ETO and on 12 August he was transferred from the 11th Replacement Depot to Company H, 508th PIR.

Lt. Beattie was wounded in action on 3 November 1944 in Holland.  Perhaps he felt somewhat better when he was appointed as a 1st Lt. the following week.

1/Lt Beattie was able to rejoin his company served in Frankfurt on the Honor Guard before returning to the U.S. on 2 March 1946.  He was discharged on 20 August 1946 at Fort Dix, NJ.

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