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Personal info

Full name
FIELDS, Oran Russell
Date of birth
30 October 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Glen Elder, Mitchell County, Missouri
Hometown
Linn County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37727227
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 16 60

Immediate family

Members
William A. Fields (father)
Mattie M. Fields (mother)
Arlie M. Fields (sister)
Alvin W. Fields (brother)
Vernon L. Fields (brother)
Etta E. Fields (sister)
Veda L. Fields (sister)
Della M. Fields (sister)
Arthur D. Fields (brother)
Erma A. Fields (sister)

More information

Pfc Oran R. Fields enlisted in Fort Levenworth, Kansas on 19 November 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Stevens Dillard clawson Smith Families / 1920 Census / WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.99thinfantrydivision.com/rhineland.php

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet