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PVT George Elmer Romick

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PVT George Elmer Romick Veteran

Birth
Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Death
5 Oct 1944 (aged 23)
Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Burial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
Plot D, Row 3, Grave 25
Memorial ID
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PVT. Romick, George Elmer
Service number: 33847573

Age: 23
Born: November 16, 1920, Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Hometown: Woodstock, Virginia
Family:
George Washington Romick (father)
Edna May (nee McInturff) Romick (mother)
Charles Elmer Romick (stepfather)
James L. Romick (brother)
Roy Franklin Romick (brother)
Harry Richard Romick (brother)
Shirley Ann Romick (Sister)
Charles Louis Romick (brother)
Artie Marie Romick/Wealthy (sister)
Helen May Romick McKelvey (sister)
Mary Belle (nee Wealthy) Romick (wife)
James Lee Romick (son)

Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 48th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 5 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 3, Grave 25
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 23, 1944 in Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
Other information:
Conflictions, Marriage certificate shows he was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Military papers and genealogy sites has has his birth location as Stonewall, Appomattox County, Virginia
PVT. Romick, George Elmer
Service number: 33847573

Age: 23
Born: November 16, 1920, Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Hometown: Woodstock, Virginia
Family:
George Washington Romick (father)
Edna May (nee McInturff) Romick (mother)
Charles Elmer Romick (stepfather)
James L. Romick (brother)
Roy Franklin Romick (brother)
Harry Richard Romick (brother)
Shirley Ann Romick (Sister)
Charles Louis Romick (brother)
Artie Marie Romick/Wealthy (sister)
Helen May Romick McKelvey (sister)
Mary Belle (nee Wealthy) Romick (wife)
James Lee Romick (son)

Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 48th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 5 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 3, Grave 25
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 23, 1944 in Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
Other information:
Conflictions, Marriage certificate shows he was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Military papers and genealogy sites has has his birth location as Stonewall, Appomattox County, Virginia

Inscription

PVT 48 INF 7 ARMD DIV VIRGINIA



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  • Created by: Son of the 7th
  • Added: Nov 5, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31156866/george_elmer-romick: accessed ), memorial page for PVT George Elmer Romick (26 Nov 1920–5 Oct 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31156866, citing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).