Howard E. Appley Jr.
Rank: Private First Class, U.S. Army
Serial Number: 32066350
Unit: 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
Entered service from: New Jersey
Died:
Private First Class Howard E. Appley Jr. was born in Camden, NJ, in 1918, to Howard and Martha Regler Appley. His grandfather, Camillus V. Appley, served for over 20 years as a Camden police officer.
By 1930, Howard Appley Jr. was at St. Michael’s Orphanage and Industrial Home in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, NJ, along with brothers Lorenzo and Harold. He attended high school for one year before entering the work force. At the time of his induction on January 22, 1941, he was single and living in Pennsauken, NJ. His next of kin was listed as his aunt, Mrs. Mary Valdez, of 6881 Woodland Avenue, Pennsauken.
Private Appley was killed in action while serving with the 9th Infantry Division during the first few days of the assault at El Guettar in southern Tunisia, on April 2, 1943. He was survived by his aunt, Mrs. Mary Valdez, and sister Stella Appley.