| 3. |  Fulk, Howard Donald 'Don'  (1.Vern1) was born on 19 Aug 1921 in Dieterich, Effingham County, Illinois; died on 3 Dec 1944 in Leyte, Leyte Province, Eastern Visayas, Philippines; was buried in Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital, Philippines. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: FULK.H004
- _FGRAVE: 56770224
- Military Service: World War II, Private First Class, 128th Infantry Regiment ("Les Terribles"), 32nd Infantry Division, ("Red Arrow Division"), United States Army
Notes:
DIETERICH BOY KILLED IN ACTION IN SOUTH PACIFIC
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Fulk, of Dieterich, received a message from the War Department last week informing them that their son, Pfc. Howard Donald Fulk, 23, died December 3, 1944 on Leyte as a result of wounds received in action.
Pfc. Fulk entered service July 26, 1942, and had never been home on furlough. He attended Dieterich high school and was graduated from Effingham high school in 1940.
He leaves his parents, one sister, Beverly, one brother, Alfred, at home, and a half-brother, Glenn Kincaid, of Peoria.
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR P.F.C. HOWARD D. FULK AND OTHERS (March 1945)
With the 32nd Infantry Division in the Philippines, P.F.C. Howard Donald Fulk, Dieterich, Illinois, who gave his life in the battle for liberation of the Philippines, was among the soldiers honored recently in the 32nd Division memorial services held at the American cemetery near Carigara on Leyte Island.
Following prayers by both Protestant and Catholic chaplains, Major General William H. Gill, Division Commander, placed a wreath at the base of the flagpole, with the flag flying at half staff, in tribute to the men of the Red Arrow Division who died in the 32nd's heroic fighting for Leyte. As a climax to the brief but impressive ceremony, taps were sounded by a bugler and riflemen fired three volleys over the graves.
All of the 32nd Division's men who died on Leyte have been buried in one of threee neat, well-kept temporary cemeteries at Carigara, Pinamopoan, or Limon. Each is carefully attended by grateful Filipinos, under the supervision of American officers.
Howard Donald Fulk, 125th Infantry, 32nd Division died on December 3, 1944. A permanent monument is now located at Fort William McKinley, Manila, the Philippines. PFC Fulk was awarded a Purple Heart posthumously. Where PFC Howard Donald Fulk is buried is also known as Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, Philippines.
Military Service:
Military Service# 36361033
Died:
NOTES from http://www.wwiimemorial.com
Howard D. Fulk
ID: 36361033
Entered the Service From: Illinois
Rank: Private First Class
Service: U.S. Army, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division
Died: Sunday, December 03, 1944
Buried at: Manila American Cemetery
Location: Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines
Plot: L Row: 16 Grave: 41
Awards: Purple Heart
Buried:
Plot: L Row: 16 Grave: 41
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1893 - 1958 (65 years)
