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Personal info

Full name
HEATH, Mark A
Date of birth
12 May 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Mangham, Richland Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Franklin Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
14023624
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 17 22

Immediate family

Members
Felton F. Heath (father)
Callie A. (Jackson) Heath (mother)
John L. Heath (brother)
Henry F. Heath (brother)
Mary A. Heath (sister)
Frankie E. Heath (brother)
Alfred J. Heath (brother)
Genell Heath (sister)
Sam H. Heath (brother)
Susie Heath (sister)
Geneva Heath (sister)
Jackson Heath (brother)
Harvey B. Heath (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Mark A. Heath enlisted in Jackson, Mississippi on 11 October 1940.

S/Sgt Heath trained in Georgia and served in Germany. He was wounded in France in 1944.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Willie W. Russell, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Johnson-Crider Family tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Fresno Bee The Republican (California), The Franklin Sun - 30 March 1944