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MORELAND, Dale Junior - Date of
birth
21 December 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Scherr, Grant County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Grant County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35072930 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Barby-Walternienburg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 7 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert I. Moreland (father)
Ruth A. (Jones) Moreland (mother)
Glenville A. Moreland (brother)
Victor O. Moreland (brother)
Loyal A. Moreland (brother)
Rosalee E. Moreland (sister)
Genevieve D. Moreland (sister)
Dorothy E. Moreland (sister)
Virgil E. Moreland (sister)
Coyd W. Moreland (brother)
Wayne H. Moreland (brother)
Donnie E. Moreland (brother)
Richard Moreland (brother)
Yvonne Moreland (sister)
Charles Moreland (brother)
More information
Pvt Dale J. Moreland enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 14 March 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com - 1940 census / Family Trees, West Virginia Memory Project; WWII Draft Cards, Donnie Moreland
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Barbara Kessel Henderson