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Personal info

Full name
WINDLE, Samuel Murphy Jr
Date of birth
22 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Alabama
Hometown
Jefferson County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34971161
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
5 January 1945
Place of death
Near Hotton, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 15 66

Immediate family

Members
Samuel M. Windle (father)
Katie M. (Coleman) Windle (mother)
Gloria B. Windle (sister)

More information

Pfc Samuel M. Windle Jr. enlisted at Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 23 February 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov,www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#2, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / Stephen McBride, www.newspapers.com - The Birmingham News 14 February 1945 / Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian 25 January 1945