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name
COPELAND, Walter - Date of
birth
1910 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Cumberland County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34044023 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Tank Driver -
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 14 | 45 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Hue J. Copeland (father)
Florence Copeland (mother)
Mary Copeland (sister)
Amos Copeland (brother)
Frank Copeland (brother)
Winnie Copeland (sister)
More information
Pfc Walter Copeland enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 16 May 1941.He got killed in the Battle of the Bulge.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Mamie Creason Garrett, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1920 Census, https://www.etvma.org/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mamie Creason Garrett (niece)