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LAND, Ivan Douglas - Date of
birth
2 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Lauderdale County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Lauderdale County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34040704 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 November 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert L. Land (father)
Ruby P. Land (mother)
More information
Pfc Ivan D. Land worked on a farm.He enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 3 April 1941.
He joined his unit from the 86th Replacement Battalion on 10 July 1944.
Pfc Land was reported severely wounded in action on 8 August 1944 in the vicinity of St. Malo, France. The morning report of that day mentions a direct artillery hit in the open door of a captured pillbox. The pillbox was full of wounded men, medics and a part of A Company. The powder magazin exploded causing a large flame. It is possible that Pfc Land was among the casualties. He was avacuated to the 108th Evacuation Hospital. It is not certain if he died in this hospital.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org - After Action Report
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Commercial Appeal 30 June 1944