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Personal info

Full name
RAINS, Aaron
Date of birth
20 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Goine, Claiborne County, Tennessee
Hometown
Claiborne County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34986231
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 December 1944
Place of death
Gey, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 11 50

Immediate family

Members
Henry S. Rains (father)
Nancy Rains (mother)
Elgie Rains (sister)
Johnnie Rains (brother)
Hermon Rains (brother)
Hobert Rains (brother)
Martin Rains (brother)

More information

Pvt Aaron Rains worked on a farm before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 3 April 1944.

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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet