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Personal info

Full name
CARRUTHERS, Frederick E
Date of birth
7 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35922457
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Regné-Bihain-Hébronval, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 10 10

Immediate family

Members
Robert Carruthers (father)
Betty Carruthers (sister)
Carol Carruthers (sister)
Shirley A. Carruthers (sister)
John Carruthers (brother)
Clyde Carruthers (brother)
Robert Carruthers (brother)
Albert Carruthers (brother)

More information

Pfc Frederick E. Carruthers worked on a farm.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 23 November 1943 and trained at Camp Wolters, Texas. He was sent overseas in November 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Coshocton Tribune 2 February 1945, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Coshocton Tribune 7 February 1945