Fulk, Howard Donald 'Don'

1921 - 1944  (23 years)

• Name	Fulk, Howard Donald 'Don'
  Birth	19 Aug 1921	Dieterich, Effingham County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  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  [1]
  	Military Service# 36361033
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		Howard Donald Fulk (1921-1944)
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Fulk, Howard Donald 'Don' (1921-1944 Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		32nd Infantry Division ("Red Arrow Division"), United States Army
  		32nd Infantry Division ("Red Arrow Division"), United States Army
  		128th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  Death	3 Dec 1944	Leyte, Leyte Province, Eastern Visayas, Philippines   [2]
  	Cause: Died of Wounds
  	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
  		National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, Fulk, Howard D. (1921-1944)
  Burial	Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital, Philippines   [1]
  	Plot: L Row: 16 Grave: 41
  		Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
  		Burial Flag, United States Military Veterans
  		American Battle Monuments Commission
  		Headstone, Fulk, Howard D.
  		Headstone, Fulk, Howard D.
  Person ID	I8699	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Fulk - Barnett Levi Foster Preston Fulk Sr. and Minerva Jane Barnett Descendants, Good - Foster Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Fulk, Vern Morse,   b. 12 May 1893   d. 9 Jul 1958, Dieterich Cemetery, Dieterich, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Sparling, Maude Ethel,   b. 30 Mar 1890   d. 15 Jun 1971 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F4258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

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