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Personal info

Full name
CARNES, George Thomas
Date of birth
16 August 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Colorado, Bastrop County, Texas
Hometown
Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
39329687
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Grand Bois, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 34 16

Immediate family

Members
Thomas M. Carnes (father)
Elizabeth Carnes (mother)
Hester N. Carnes (brother)
Orland M. Carnes (brother)
Raymond J. Carnes (brother)
Helen M. Carnes (wife)

More information

S/Sgt George T. Carnes enlisted in California.

He had three brothers in the service, Hester in the Navy, and Orland and Raymond in the Army. All were serving overseas.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.75thdivisiondad.com, www.newspapers.com - Herald and News, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Herald and News