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SHAWKEY, Everett L "Tookie" - Date of
birth
7 April 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Fayette County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Fayette County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35263134 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 7 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
George W. Shawkey (father)
Nannie E. (Martin) Shawkey (mother)
Herman Shawkey (brother)
Lydia L. Shawkey (sister)
Laura B. Shawkey (sister)
Robert Shawkey (brother)
Ida M. Shawkey (sister)
John W. Shawkey (brother)
Kathleen Shawkey (sister)
Margarette Shawkey (sister)
Glady Shawkey (sister)
More information
Pfc Everett L. Shawkey enlisted at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky on 23 January 1942.He had been working as a coal loader/mining-machine operator at the coal mine before he enlisted.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - West Virginia Memory Project / Rodney Schrader Family Tree / 1930 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.myheritage.com, http://9thinfantrydivision.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet