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Personal info

Full name
WATSON, Elmo W
Date of birth
25 March 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Kansas
Hometown
Barton County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37254956
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arbrefontaine-Menil-Goronne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 5 64

Immediate family

Members
Joseph J. Bruch (father)
Marjorie M. Pursell (mother)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, After Action Report 740 Tank Battalion

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Potier