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PACK, Elva - Date of
birth
4 July 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Dabney, Van Buren County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Fort Cobb, Caddo County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38573728 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Hellefeld, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Luther L. Pack (father)
Mary A. Pack (mother)
Cecil Pack (brother)
Eva Pack (sister)
Beulah Pack (sister)
Nova Pack (sister)
Nola Pack (sister)
Elda Pack (twin brother)
Ray Pack (brother)
Faye Pack (sister)
Claudia Pack (sister)
More information
Pfc Elva Pack enlisted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 6 October 1944.From "The Fifth Infantry Division in the ETO":
"On the 1st of April the Second Infantry joined the Tenth Infantry in the attack which progressed rapidly against German Units who were alternately fanatic and weak. Some towns were the scenes of brief, short, sharp fights. The fight that Company C of the Tenth had to capture Hellefeld on the 11th was that kind. The sharp but decisive encounter cost the company ten casualties..." Elva was one of those ten casualties. He was killed by artillery fire.
One photo shows Pfc Pack with his twin brother Elda. Elva was killed on the day his brother was wounded in battle. They enlisted together.
Note: On the pictures, showing him as a child, together with his twin brother, Elva is always on the right.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Doug Turney, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Richard Michel Cousineau Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census, Book: "The Fifth Infantry Division in the ETO" - page 210, Letter written by the United States military
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Doug Turney