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Personal info

Full name
LOVELACE, Sidney Elijah
Date of birth
7 January 1920
Age
25
Place of birth
Grover, Cleveland County, North Carolina
Hometown
Grover, Cleveland County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34172304
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Müddersheim-Hochkirchen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 9 40

Immediate family

Members
William G. Lovelace (father)
Lula A. (Allen) Lovelace (mother)
Charlie S. Lovelace (brother)
Chivous D. Lovelace (brother)
Samuel R. Lovelace (brother)
Marcella K. Lovelace (sister)
James W. Lovelace (brother)
Joseph F. Lovelace (brother)
Helen (McInley) Lovelace (wife)
Robert F. Lovelace (son)

More information

Pvt Sidney E. Lovcelace enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 15 October 1941 and was sent overseas in August, 1942.

He worked in a textile factory before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com - The Gaffney Ledger

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet