Name:
Earl Lester Delapp
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
38146748
Unit:
359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-28
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
D
Row:
2
Grave:
4
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Earl Lester Delapp was born on August 3, 1909, in Hartford, Sebastian County, Arkansas. He was the son of James A. Delapp and Rosa A. Wood Delapp.
Earl served in the 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II. He died on July 28, 1944, in Périers, France, due to a bomb explosion when the tank he was in ran over a booby trap from the previous day. He is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.