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HOMEWOOD, Geoffrey Manning - Date of
birth
10 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Walton on the Hill, Surrey, England -
Hometown
Onondaga County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42141139 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Grand Bois, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 6 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mary E. (Mastriano) Homewood (wife)
More information
Pvt Geoffrey M. Homewood enlisted at Fort Dix, New York on 17 May 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#2, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Darft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Jeffrey Wieczorek