187th Engineer Combat Battalion 1943-45- Novie N. Ross
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Novie N. Ross
Rank: Private
Serial Number: 39921827
Unit: 187th Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Death: 1945-02-22
State: Washington Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten
N Plot: O Row: Grave: Decoration: Purple Heart
On February 22, 1945, the 187th encountered a land mine by a destroyed German tank which killed one officer, and 3 enlisted men.
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