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Personal info

Full name
PATRICK, D W
Date of birth
1917
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Louisiana
Hometown
Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
14023758
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
Gey, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 11 5

Immediate family

Members
Samuel L. Patrick (father)
Lela Patrick (mother)
Hubert Patrick (brother)
Virgal Patrick (brother)
Jake Patrick (brother)
Martha Patrick (sister)
Mary Patrick (sister)
Jack Patrick (brother)
Prudy Patrick (sister)
James Patrick (brother)
Ruby Patrick (sister)
Moree (Fowler) Patrick (wife)

More information

S/Sgt D. W. Patrick attended high school for 1 year and worked on a farm.

He joined the Regular Army in Jackson, Mississippi on 15 October 1940.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / 1920/1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The West Carroll Gazette