David Napoleon Jerles was born on 23 June 1923, the son of Poney Jerles and Mary Salina “Lina” Pruitt.
He was reported slightly wounded in action in France July 13 and died from the wounds in an England hospital July 31.
Private First Class
Infantry
PFC Jerles was returned from St. Laurent, Bayeux, France. Buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Y, 267.
Daily Post-Athenian, November 25, 1947
The body of Pfc. David N. Jerles, next of kin Pona Jerles, Rt. 2, Riceville, will arrive in New York tomorrow, Nov. 26, aboard the U.S.S. Robert Burns from Europe. The remains will be shipped from New York to Atlanta under military guard and from there will be sent to next of kin accompanied by an escort of equal rank.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 23 June 1923
- Date of death: 21 July 1944
- County: McMinn
- Hometown: Riceville
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: Infantry
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XV, Bottom Panel
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