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PEPPER, Billy Sunday - Date of
birth
10 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Fayette County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Fayette County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34886843 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 December 1944 - Place of
death
Obermaubach, west of the Rur River, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Phillip E. Pepper (father)
Mary E. Pepper (mother)
Edwin Pepper (brother)
James Pepper (brother)
Mary L. Pepper (sister)
Jessie T. Pepper (brother)
More information
Billy S. Pepper completed high school in Whiteville before entering the service.Pvt Billy S. Pepper is remembered at the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Mount Moriah, Fayette County, Tennessee.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 121st Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Michael Bland
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / B. Holland, The Commercial Appeal 21 December 1944