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LUNDY, William Vernon Jr - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Mississippi -
Hometown
Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14023494 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Baesweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 19 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
William V. Lundy (father)
Lucile Lundy (mother)
Sara M. Lundy (sister)
James B. Lundy (brother)
Mary S. (Morgan) Lundy (wife)
Charles R. Lundy (son)
More information
Pvt Lundy volunteered for the Regular Army in Jackson, Mississippi on 8 October 1940.He was already a veteran of the campaigns in North Africa and Sicily after which he spent six months in England before the Normandy campaign.
Source of information: Charles R. Lundy, Raf Dyckmans, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, 1930 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report CCA
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Charles R. Lundy, Bob Lundy