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PETTIT, Franklin R - Date of
birth
26 May 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
New Jersey -
Hometown
Neptune City, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32955940 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 November 1944 - Place of
death
Düren/Grosshau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 17 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Burtis Pettit (father)
Mary (Parker) Pettit (mother)
Olga J. Pettit (sister)
Margaret L. Pettit (sister)
Linda D. Pettit (wife)
More information
Pfc Franklin R. Pettit graduated from Neptune High School.He enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 11 August 1943.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, Erwin Derhaag, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Graham DeGeorge Family Tree / 1920 Census, Absbury Park Press (Absbury Park, New Jersey)
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Absbury Park Press (Absbury Park, New Jersey)