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Personal info

Full name
CARPENTER, Eugene W
Date of birth
1924
Age
unknown
Place of birth
North Carolina
Hometown
Lincoln County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34863704
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 January 1945
Place of death
Sector Bütgenbacher Heck-Dom Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 16 37

Immediate family

Members
Tom F. Carpenter (father)
Ada J. Carpenter (mother)
Lucy A. Carpenter (sister)
Katie M. Carpenter (sister)
Joe F. Carpenter (brother)
Robert P. Carpenter (brother)
Edgar H. Carpenter (brother)
Ruby L. Carpenter (sister)
Ramon G. Carpenter (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Eugene W. Carpenter worked on a farm
before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 19 May 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Debby Willems