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SPARKS, Archie Lee - Date of
birth
20 November 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Muhlenberg, Berks County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Robertson County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34723296 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bergstein, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
Sallie (Stovall) Sparks (mother)
More information
Pfc Archie L. Sparks was a driver before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 23 February 1943.
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 / Kentucky, Birth Index, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 28th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com – Sheena 78
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet