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World War II
Hershel Morris Cavin
S-SGT - Army - DOW
133 Inf 34 Inf Div
Ireland-North Africa-Italy
Died at Anzio, Italy

34th Inf "Red Bull"

His unit arriving at Italy Landing - Anzio

Son of Philip Lewis Cavin & Nancy Elizabeth Morris Cavin
They lived in the in Woodbine, close to the Collinsville-Whitesboro area
He attended schools in the Grayson County. His registration card at bottom of this page. His body was returned to the US after the war (1948) and he is buried in the Collinsville Cemetery.
He died in Italy of wounds. He had 2 Purple Heart medals.
Death date; 10 Jun 1944
The Battle of Anzio was from Jan 22nd to Jun 5th 1944.
He was wounded Jun 8th.

Gainesville Daily Register
13 May 1943







Fort Worth Star-Telegram
11 Jul 1944



His Service Number 18081554

Ancestry WWII Hospital Admission Card Files.
Hospital Admission Card Files; April 1943
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. He was wounded, He had pneumonia (Pneumococcus).
He had been shot in the thorax. He was out of service for 5 months and returned to service in Sep 1943


Admission Date; Jun 1944- Location of wounds; Deep Structures of the neck. Spine and trunk, cervical vertebrae.
Caused by Bullet, pistol or revolver. Battle Casualty in the line of duty. Discharged because he died.
Location is not mentioned





 Weekly Register
13 Jul 1944
His tombstone order card


His WWII Registration Card


Grayson County Military Page
Susan Hawkins
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