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SHIRLEY, Price - Date of
birth
1919 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Mississippi -
Hometown
Leflore County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34132870 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
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 |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 62 |
Immediate family
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Members
Allie K. Shirley (father)
Fannie S. (Lishman) Shirley (mother)
Gladys Shirley (sister)
Floyd Shirley (brother)
Albert Shirley (brother)
Angus Shirley (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Price Shirley enlisted in Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 22 August 1941.He worked on a farm before he enlisted.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930/1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 121st Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet