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Personal info

Full name
WINFIELD, Clarence Edward
Date of birth
24 March 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
Hometown
Franklin County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37406144
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
17 March 1945
Place of death
North of Cologne, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 16 37

Immediate family

Members
Hazel C. Winfield (wife)

More information

Pfc Clarence E. Winfield enlisted in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 23 December 1942.

He was a miner before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 121st Infantry Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet