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Personal info

Full name
CRAVER, Fred Dewey
Date of birth
26 July 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
North Carolina
Hometown
Forsyth County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34439986
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
Schönthal near Heistern, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 7 41

Immediate family

Members
Emanuel M. Craver (father)
Jennie L. (Woosley) Craver (mother)
Paul E. Craver (brother)
Ruth M. Craver (sister)
Joseph C. Craver (brother)
Glenn E. Craver (brother)
Everett F. Craver (brother)

More information

Sgt Fred D. Craver enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 16 November 1942.

He attended high school for 4 years and was a farmer before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Block K, Row 7, Grave 126.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Haines, Hicks Family Tree, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Betty Barnard (niece)