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Personal info

Full name
CARTWRIGHT, Lelon C
Date of birth
25 September 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Hometown
Pasquotank County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
13001955
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
Schevenhütte, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 8 48

Immediate family

Members
John Q. Cartwright (father)
Annie M. (Carter) Cartwright (mother)
Edwin S. Cartwright (brother)
Glennie Cartwright (sister)
Virginia D. Cartwright (sister)
Lottie M. Cartwright (sister)
Lillie R. Cartwright (sister)
Earl J. Cartwright (brother)
Carolyn Cartwright (sister)

More information

Pvt Lelon C. Cartwright joined the Regular Army in Baltimore, Maryland on 25 November 1940. He was a baker before he joined the army.

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

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet