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Personal info

Full name
GARNER, Lemuel Edward
Date of birth
16 April 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Bel Alton, Charles County, Maryland
Hometown
Charles County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33009857
Rank
Private
Function
Light Mortar Crewman
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
24 November 1944
Place of death
Dürboslar, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 8 29

Immediate family

Members
Richard Garner (father)
Elizabeth H. Garner (mother)
Onnie Garner (brother)
Pearl Garner (brother)
Lottie Garner (sister)
Robert Garner (brother)
Lillie Garner (sister)
Bessie Garner (sister)
Roger Garner (brother)
Bruce Garner (brother)

More information

Pvt Lemuel E. Garner enlisted on 7 May 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland.

He was lightly wounded in action on 18 June 1944 and seriously wounded in action on 19 November 1944. He died of his wounds on 24 November.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet