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DUKE, Namon Carl - Date of
birth
5 December 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Alabama -
Hometown
Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34339881 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
Malmedy, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Benjamin G. Duke (father)
Tullelah B. (Murphy) Duke (mother)
Benjamin C. Duke (brother)
William C. Duke (brother)
Johnny C. Duke (brother)
More information
On 23, 24 and 25 December 1944 the city center of Malmédy was bombed repeatedly by the United States Army Air Forces in a series of friendly fire incidents. Approximately 200 civilians were killed in the tragic attacks, while the number of American casualties has never been revealed by the United States Department of Defense. It is estimated that 69 American servicemen lost their lives of which a great number is still listed as missing in action. Ervin Staples was one of those casualties of friendly fire.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Duke Family Tree / The Dothan Eagle, www.oldhickory30th.com
Photo source: Teresa Ann Peek