| NAME: Howard Matthew Kerr |
NICKNAME: Quiet Man |
SERVICE NUMBER: 464126 |
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| HOME OF RECORD: Plainfield, CT (raised Albany Township, PA) |
NEXT OF KIN: Mother, Mrs Mary Selva |
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| DATE OF BIRTH: 9/21/1921 |
SERVICE DATES: 10/6/1942 – 1/25/1945 |
DATE OF DEATH: 3/19/2015 |
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| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| Roi-Namur | A/1/24 | 604 | PFC | ||||
| Saipan | A/1/24 | 604 | PFC | ||||
| Tinian | A/1/24 | 604 | PFC | WIA | |||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK: Private First Class |
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Biography coming soon.
Kerr (left) with his “inseperable buddy” Howie Haff and one of the company 60mm mortars.