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Personal info

Full name
SWEAT, Luther Jackson
Date of birth
5 January 1908
Age
37
Place of birth
Arp, Smith County, Texas
Hometown
Cherokee County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38304013
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 2 4

Immediate family

Members
George W. Sweat (father)
Elizabeth B. (Howard) Sweat (mother)
Betty M. Sweat (sister)
Leonard Sweat (brother)
Myrtle B. (Swinney) Sweat (wife)

More information

T/Sgt Luther J. Sweat enlisted on 25 November 1942 in Tyler, Texas.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Daniel J. Smith Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Daniel J. Smith Family Tree