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Seaman 2/c |
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Service Branch: |
U.S. Navy |
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Ship: |
LST 314 |
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Ship's Cook |
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Status: |
Killed in Action |
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Date of death: |
June 9, 1944 |
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Place of death: |
Caen, France (Normandy Coast, France) |
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Age at death: |
22 |
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Awards: |
Not available |
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Born: |
January 10, 1922 |
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Hometown: |
Dillon, South Carolina |
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Additional information: |
Killed in the Normandy invasion (D-Day). |
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Research by: Victoria Proctor, genealogist Sources: Dillon County War Memorial, NARA, tombstone, The Dillon Herald July 6, 1944 and July 13, 1944 Back to WWII Veterans Index Page Copyright © 2014 Victoria Proctor. All rights reserved. |