Herbert Washington McLaughlin

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Medal Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Forces, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received in action against an enemy of the United States.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded to Service members serving outside the Continental United States in the American Theater for at least 30 days between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946, or who served during that period for an aggregate period of 1 year in the Continental United States.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Awarded for military service for service within the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater between December 7, 1941 and November 8, 1945.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.
 Note that this list may not include all awarded medals, devices, unit citations or qualification badges.

Documents, Forms and Resources Found or Not Found:
Yes ABMC Form 1, Headstone Inscription And Interment Record
Yes American Battle Monuments Commission website listing, below on this page
Yes Enlistment Records National Archives Database, on this page
No  Eyewitness Statement or Report
Yes Grave Marker Photo, Find A Grave
No Official Regiment or Division After Action Report
No  Photo of veteran, Find A Grave
Yes United States Federal Census, 1920-No, 1930-Yes, 1940-Yes
No  Washington Newspaper Obit, Notice, or Report
Yes WWII Draft Card Data PVT McLaughlin, on this page
Yes WWII Hospital Admission Records, Hospital Records, on this page

ABMC Records:
Herbert W. McLaughlin
Service #39470704
Rank, Private, U.S. Army
Unit, 302nd Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division
Entered Service From, Massachusetts
Date of Death, February 4, 1945
Buried, Plot B, Row 3, Grave 30
Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg
Awards: Purple Heart

WWII Draft Card Data
Herbert Washington McLaughlin
Race, Gender, Age: White, Male, Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self
Birth Date: February 22, 1925
Birth Place: Grarit, Arkansas
Residence Place: Kamiah, Idaho County, Idaho
Registration Date: February 24, 1943
Registration Place: Kamiah, Idaho County, Idaho
Employer: Nels Solesberg & Father
Height: 5' 7"   -  Weight: 132
Eye Color: Hazel   -  Hair Color: Brown
Complexion: Light
Next of Kin: Winsted A. McLaughlin
Members of Household: Herbert Washington McLaughlin, Self
Winsted A. McLaughlin, Father

WWII Hospital Admission Records
Herbert W. McLaughlin
Rank: Enlisted Man (includes Aviation Cadet or Student)
Service Number: 39470704
Race: White, includes Mexican (White)
Admission Age: 20
Birth Date: About 1925
Admission Date: February 1945
Admission Place: European Area
Discharge Date: February 1945
Discharge Place: Not in Medical Installation Prior to Death
Military Branch: Infantry, General or Unspecified
Diagnosis: Killed in action;
Causative Agent: None or Unknown
Type of Injury: Casualty, battle
Injury Type2: All battle casualties, and all battle injuries not intentionally inflicted by self or another person
Notes: Cases reported by AGO only, except death in German or Japanese prison
(Officially Declared Dead or Unmatched Reports of Death)

Note 1, Death Location: "Southwestern Germany" is based on the best information available at this time. In the case of PVT McLaughlin, this location was estimated on:

A. The American Battle Monuments Commission website identifies his assigned unit as the 302nd Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division and date of death as February 4, 1945 and that he was awarded the Purple Heart.

B. His ABMC Form 1, Headstone Inscription And Interment Record, identifies his assigned unit as the 302nd Infantry Regiment, 302nd Infantry Regiment, date of death as February 4, 1945, Temporary Cemetery as 6020 and Next of Kin as Mrs. Della C. McLaughlin, 1220 Sycamore St., Clarkston, Wash.

B. At the time PVT McLaughlin was Killed In Action the 94th Infantry Division was conducting combat operations in Southwestern Germany during February 1945.

C. Hospital Admission Records record that PVT McLaughlin died on February 4, 1945, states "Not in Medical Installation Prior to Death," "Diagnosis: Killed in action;" and "Type of Injury: Casualty, battle".

D. Further information on the history and service of the 94th Infantry Division can be found at Wikipedia website 94th Infantry Division, History-WWII.

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The following information on this casualty is sourced from The National Archives Database:
 Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)

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