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SPAYD, Warren Peter - Date of
birth
3 May 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
W Leesport, Berks County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33835068 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Niedermerz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 15 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Peter D. Spayd (father)
Edna E. (Roth) Spayd (mother)
Paul S. Spayd (brother)
Eva E. Spayd (sister)
Owen L. Spayd (brother)
Mae K. Spayd (sister)
Fern E. Spayd (brother)
Emily A. Spayd (sister)
Leon R. Spayd (brother)
Arlan D. Spayd (brother)
Merritt R. Spayd (brother)
Earl Spayd (brother)
Norman Spayd (brother)
Edna M. (Hoffman) Spayd (wife)
Elva I. Spayd (daughter)
More information
Pvt Warren P. Spayd was employed at the Berkshire Knitting Mills. He was also the organist at Bern Church and Shalter's Church.He enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 1 December 1943.
Pvt. Spayd spoke fluent German and was often used to debrief German POW’s.
Warren Spayd is remembered at the Eplers Church Cemetery in Leesport, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.oldhickory30th.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Judy G. Whitmoyer, Neil Spayd