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Personal info

Full name
DU BOSE, Dieudonne Burleson
Date of birth
23 December 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas
Hometown
Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38038170
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Brandenburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 16 30

Immediate family

Members
Horace C. Du Bose (father)
Glendora Y. Du Bose (mother)
Juanita M. Du Bose (sister)
Norma J. Du Bose (sister)

More information

T/Sgt Dieudonne B. Du Bose graduated from Canton High School.

He enlisted in Houston, Texas on 10 February 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, / WWII Enlistment Record, U.S. Census Records, 1930, Texas, 28th Infantry Regiment “Black Lions” Unit History. http://www.fatherswar.com/8thinfdiv/WW2/ww2_28thinf/WW2_28th_main.html, Van Zandt County Texas Genealogy

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Van Zandt County Texas Genealogy