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Personal info

Full name
ADKINS, Elwood "Buddy"
Date of birth
11 December 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Slagle, Logan County, West Virginia
Hometown
Henlawson, Logan County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35659547
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Zon-Veghel, Holland

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 5 24

Immediate family

Members
Wilda C. Adkins Sr. (father)
Ruth Z. (White) Adkins (mother)
Wilda C. Adkins Jr. (brother)
Darwin Adkins (brother)
Roy E. Adkins (brother)


Source of information:
Peter Schouteten, Janice Monk, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - White Family Tree, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Nico Leers, www.ancestry.com - White Family Tree