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Personal info

Full name
TANKSLEY, Carl Vester
Date of birth
13 October 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Oconee County, Georgia
Hometown
Whitehall, Clark County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34820292
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hamich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 21 31

Immediate family

Members
George Tanksley (father)
Ollie Tanksley (mother)
Mary Tanksley (sister)
Ernest Tanksley (brother)
Gladys Tanksley (sister)
Robert Tanksley (brother)
Robert Tanksley (brother)
George Tanksley (brother)
John Tanksley (brother)
Lewis Tanksley (brother)

More information

Sgt Carl V. Tanksley enlisted at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 6 May 1943. He worked in a textile factory before he enlisted.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, WWIIMemorial.com, Archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Ancestry.com - Shannon Family Tree, 1920/1930/1940 Census / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Strijdbewijs.nl

Photo source: Findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Hannah Majewski - Tanksley Family