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Personal info

Full name
FLEMING, Virgil R
Date of birth
28 August 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri
Hometown
Hanover, Jackson County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36157984
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Cherain-Gouvy, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 14 30

Immediate family

Members
George T. Fleming (father)
Margaret E. (Ramsour) Fleming (mother)
John O. Fleming (brother)
Cynthia R. Fleming (sister)

More information

T/4 Virgil R. Fleming was sent overseas in March of 1944.

His name is on the Jackson County, Michigan War Memorial.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Susan Linton - Jackson Citizen Patriot 6 February 1945, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Susan Linton - Jackson Citizen Patriot 13 February 1945