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SOUTHERN, Loyd J - Date of
birth
1910 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35735120 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 December 1944 - Place of
death
Luchem, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
Betty Southern (wife)
More information
Pvt Loyd J. Southern enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 26 October 1943.He worked on a farm before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle Block Z, Row 2, Grave 25.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, 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
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet