Grave marker for Earl D.
Hinebaugh in Section II, Row 8, Grave 44, Sharon Baptist Church
Cemetery (Alleghany county), Virginia.
Earl enlisted in the Army
at Richmond, VA on 29 October 1942 and was assigned to Company E, 508th
PIR.
The date of Pvt
Hinebaugh's arrival in the 508th is not known as Company E records for
1942 are unavailable. He does show from 1943 onward.
Pfc Hinebaugh was wounded
in action in France on 8 June 1944 and evacuated to aw field hospital.
He returned to duty on 5 July 1944.
He was discharged on 7
November 1945 but was recalled to duty during the Korean Conflict.
Cpl Hinebaugh is listed
simply as "Injured" in the North
Korea
Sector Casualties of 1950-1957, Returned to Duty (FECOM), on 26 October
1950 but returned to duty. No explanation as to why or how he came to be
on the north side of the front lines has been found. His injury
was also reported in the Daily Press, Newport News, VA, Monday, December
4, 1940, Page 2
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