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WOODS, Cecil Pershing - Date of
birth
1919 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Florida -
Hometown
Palm Beach County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34052787 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
Siegfried Line, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 32 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Henry L. Woods (father)
Virginia S. (Berry) Woods (mother)
Ruby Woods (sister)
Vester Woods (sister)
John H. Woods (brother)
Millie Woods (brother)
Hola Woods (brother)
Joe W. Woods (brother)
More information
Cpl Cecil P. Woods enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 23 May 1941.He attended high school for 4 years and was a bookkeeper before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Fosse, Belgium.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Cook Dallas Family Tree / 1920 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet