Database 83rd Infantry Division

Jerome E Whitehead (6273165)

Name Whitehead, Jerome E
Rank Staff Sergeant
Army Serial # 6273165
State Oklahoma
Date of death 1944-10-21
Plot, Row, Grave B, 8, 48
Cemetery Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium , Google Maps
Unit 324th Field Artillery Battalion, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Additional information
S/Sgt Whitehead was a member of Battery B. The morning report for October 21, 1944 on page 21 and 22 reads the following:

Btry shelled at 1130 by enemy. About 18 rds fell in btry area. S/Sgt Whitehead and Pvt Joe Watts, Jr were instantly killed when a shell fell approx. 15 ft fro No 2 Howitzer.

Pages 21 and 22 can be seen here as well. The coordinate listed is WL0426 which translates to 49.7263° 6.40462°.
Morning reports
1944-07-12 SGT Promoted to Staff Sergeant as of July 11, 1944 B / 324FA view page
1944-10-21 SSGT Killed in action on October 21, 1944 539 B / 324FA view page
1944-10-21 SSGT Listed in Record of Events for October 21, 1944 B / 324FA view page