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name
MANN, Cecil - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Kentucky -
Hometown
Lee County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35676898 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
612th Tank Destroyer Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
Honsfeld, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 59 |
More information
Pvt Cecil Mann enlisted on 10 December 1942 in Cincinnati, Ohio.On 17 December 1944, at the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge, the 612th TDB was defending Honsfeld when they were overrun by Kampfgruppe Peiper of the 1st SS Panzerdivision Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler. Cecil Mann tried to surrender but, together with five of his comrades, he was shot in cold blood.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record.
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet