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PANKEY, Rudolph James - Date of
birth
5 February 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri -
Hometown
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37629605 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
20 November 1944 - Place of
death
Grosshau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 3 | 48 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alonzo J. Pankey (father)
Venis Pankey (mother)
Virginia Pankey (sister)
Buddy Pankey (brother)
More information
Pvt Rudolph J. Pankey was a leather worked beofre he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 24 November 1943.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Southeast Missourian - 27 May 1944