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Personal info

Full name
COMER, Roy Clymouth
Date of birth
29 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina
Hometown
Thompson, Alamance County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34895420
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Urftalsperre-Schleiden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 12 34

Immediate family

Members
Martin A. Comer (father)
Laura A. E. (Lambert) Comer (mother)
Clinton Comer (brother)
Worth Comer (brother)
Howard Comer (brother)

More information

Pfc Roy C. Comer was employed by the Virginia Mills in Swepsonville.

He enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 20 November 1943 and received basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Enlistment / Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Adriana

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Judy Comer Franklin