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PROBY, Clyde Vance - Date of
birth
1 june 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Cowan, Franklin County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O2005505 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
4 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Lemgo, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 17 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
John T. Proby (father)
Flossie B. (Williams) Proby (mother)
Hugh Proby (brother)
Lena M. Proby (sister)
John T. Proby (brother)
William W. Proby (brother)
Emma L. Proby (sister)
Nora E. (Smith) Proby (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Clyde V. Proby was a sales clerk before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 12 July 1941.On the photo, Lt Proby is being presented with the Silver Star Medal by the commanding general of his division, Maj Gen Leland S. Hobbs.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record,
www.oldhickory30th.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / U.S. Headstone and Interment Records / Alabama County Marriage Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / The Macon Telegraph - 29 March 1945