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Personal info

Full name
GREENE, Wayne Calvin
Date of birth
23 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Montgomery County, North Carolina
Hometown
High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34608632
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 January 1945
Place of death
Sector Bütgenbacher Heck-Dom Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 15 44

Immediate family

Members
James A. Greene (father)
Beulah L. (Modlin) Greene (mother)
Herbert J. Greene (brother)
Clyde L. Greene (brother)
Dorothy M. Greene (sister)
Louise (McKinney) Greene (wife)

More information

Pfc Wayne C. Greene enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 6 March 1943 and went overseas in July, 1944.

He attended high school for 1 year and worked in a factory for knit goods before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.history.army.mil, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card / Family Tree, www.newspaperarchive.com - High Point Enterprise

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspaperarchive.com - High Point Enterprise