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Personal info

Full name
FRYE, Otis L
Date of birth
8 July 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Kentucky
Hometown
Jefferson County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35816153
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wereth, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 9 17

Immediate family

Members
Harvey J. Frye (father)
Ethel L. Frye (mother)
Harvey J. Frye (brother)
Shirley J. Frye (sister)

More information

Pvt Otis L. Frye was employed by the Cochran Foil Company before he enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 7 August 1944. He was overseas for only just two weeks.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Kentucky Birth Index, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal

Photo source: Danny van der Groen, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal