Herman Tramell was the son of Marion Tramell and Edna Wright.
He Died on July 12, 1943
180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, Company H
Buried in Houk Tramell Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Winfield, Scott Co, TN
The Scott County News, 17 September 1943
The family of Herman Tramell of Winfield have received a telegram from the War Department stating that he was killed in action in the North African area on July 12, presumably in the invasion of Sicily. Tramell, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Tramell of Winfield, also lease a wife, Mrs. Gladys Tramell, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burdett Strunk of Winfield. He had been in service for more than two years and had been sent across about three of four months ago. The last letter eceived by the family was written early in July. The telegram from the War Department signed by the Adjutant General read as follows: “The Secretary of War desired that I tender his deep sympathy to you in the loss of your son, Private Herman Tramell, report received states that he was killed in action on July 12 in the North African area. Letter follows.”
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- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 13 December 1915
- Date of death: 12 July 1943
- County: Scott
- Hometown: Winfield
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division
- Theater: North Africa
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Houk Tramell Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Winfield, Scott County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Middle Panel
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