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MEDLIN, Homer Harris - Date of
birth
January 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
South Carolina -
Hometown
Richland County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20404207 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Dinez or Houffalize, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 10 | 58 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Tillman Medlin (father)
Lillie F. (Jacobs) Medlin (mother)
Collins Medlin (brother)
Dorris Medlin (sister)
Mildred C. (Hill) Medlin (wife)
More information
Pvt Homer H. Medlin enlisted at Fort Jackson, South Carolina on 8 October 1941 and was sent overseas in July 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Tennessean
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Tennessean