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TAPPER, Acey L - Date of
birth
5 May 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Mississippi -
Hometown
Montgomery County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34624909 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Manhay/Grandmenil, west of Sankt Vith, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 8 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Grafton O. Tapper (father)
Mary B. (Cosby) Tapper (mother)
Dacey D. Tapper (brother)
Mary A. Tapper (sister)
William A. Tapper (brother)
Catherine E. Tapper (sister)
Emmy K. Tapper (sister)
More information
Acey L. Tapper enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 4 March 1943.
Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Elmore Family Tree / Newman Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.indianamilitary.org, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The CUB of the Golden Lion, Oct/Nov 1951