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Personal info

Full name
EUBANKS, Garland Marion
Date of birth
18 January 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Kelley, Story County, Iowa
Hometown
Bement, Piatt County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36010962
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
30 November 1944
Place of death
Luchem, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 9 46

Immediate family

Members
John H. Eubanks (father)
Bessie (Frye) Eubanks (mother)
Harry Eubanks (brother)
Dorothy L. Eubanks (sister)
Vivian I. Eubanks (sister)
Margaret E. Eubanks (sister)
Roger D. Eubanks (brother)
Evelyn A. Eubanks (sister)

More information

Pvt Garland M. Eubanks enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 19 March 1941.

He was killed during a training exercise when a handgrenade fell of his belt. Five other men were wounded.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1925 Iowa State Census / 1930 Census / Eubanks Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.wwiimemorial.com - Adam C. Eubanks