Sgt. James Herman E. Rumrill

1908 - 1944  (36 years)

• Name	James Herman E. Rumrill  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Sgt.
  Birth	27 Oct 1908	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Nov 1944	Hurtgenwald, Kreis Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   [2]
  Burial	Warrensburg Cemetery, Warrensburg, Warren, New York   [2]
  Person ID	I124635	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Arthur Wesley Rumrill,   b. 10 Dec 1877, Windham, Windham, Vermont d. 5 Nov 1933, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Grace Haskell,   b. 23 Feb 1874, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 7 Jul 1958, Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1896	Revere, Essex, Massachusetts   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean A. Reynolds,   b. 1924, Glen Falls, Warren, New York d. 1994, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. James Eugene Rumrill, Jr.,   b. 21 Sep 1943, Newport News, Virginia d. 26 Nov 1944, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F108060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Picture of Added by Nancy Gates Picture of Added by Nancy Gates Advertisement SGT James (Herman) E Rumrill Sr. BIRTH 27 Oct 1908 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 16 Nov 1944 (aged 36) Hurtgenwald, Kreis Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany BURIAL Warrensburg Cemetery Battle of Hürtgen Forest, Germany Originally assigned to: Battery E, CAC (Coastal Artillery Corps) near Newport News, VA Later KIA while assigned to: Company A (Infantry), 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment (Warrior), 4th Infantry Division ("Old Ivy") According to his death date, Tech Sergeant (T/4) Rumrill died during the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. A fellow 12th Infantry member, Sergeant William H. Buell, later described the fight as: "the worst month of war for the 12th Regiment, which suffered 1,493 battle casualties and 1,094 non-battle casualties". This bleak assessment is echoed in a thorough history written by the executive officer of Rumrill's battalion, Major (later Colonel) Gerden F. Johnson. In the appendix of Johnson's book "History of the Twelth Infantry Regiment in World War II", Rumerill's name is listed as KIA on a roster of unit members.

  
  

• Sources

  [S20223] 1910 census, Massachusetts, Suffolk county, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 18, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_621; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 1536 (Reliability: 3). [S48709] Cemetery index, Warrensburg Cemetery, Warrensburg, Warren, New York, (Find-a-Grave). [S6041] Birth record, Massachusetts, ... Rumrill (Reliability: 0). Name:Rumrill Gender:Male Birth Date:27 Oct 1908 Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, USA Father:Arthur W Rumrill Mother:Grace Haskell [S27363] Genealogy of the descendants of William Haskell and Mary Tybott, (compiled by Marion S. Anderson for the Haskell Family Association). [S53789] Marriage record, Massachusetts (Reliability: 3). Name: Arthur Wesley Rumrill Age: 19 Birth Year: abt 1877 Birth Place: Windham, Vermont Marriage Date: 22 Feb 1896 Marriage Place: Revere, Massachusetts, USA Father: Edwin J Rumrill Mother: Susie C Symonds Spouse: Grace Haskill