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NIXON, Loyd Fane - Date of
birth
1 December 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Greenville, Hunt County, Texas -
Hometown
Hunt County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38041674 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Cologne, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert W. Nixon (father)
Amanda L. (Voss) Nixon (mother)
Irene G. Nixon (sister)
Albert W. Nixon Jr. (brother)
More information
T/5 Loyd F. Nixon enlisted in Dallas, Texas on 31 March 1941.He attended high school for 4 years and was a linemen for telegraph and telephone before he enlisted.
T/5 Loyd F. Nixon was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block ZZZ, Row 9, Grave 171.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com – Ann Nixon Klapper, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Lauren Harksen Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / Gene Klapper